‘Education for All’ Cebu City

Scholarship Program

Reforms needed to remove obstacles to development

Education means

Right of all Filipinos, both young and old

Key to personal and social development

Primarily a responsibility of government

Why the bias for ACT?

ACT is not among the Top 10 colleges and universities in Cebu City. Why are most scholars enrolled there?

Most number of scholars since 2010

15,658 scholars

SY 2010-11 1st Semester1728 scholars

SY 2010-11 2nd Semester1321 scholars

SY 2011-121st Semester3504 scholars

SY 2011-12 2nd Semester3516 scholars2012-13

1st Semester 5589 scholars

ACT

UC Main

CTU

CIT-U

UC-Banilad

CNU UV

UC-METC CEC CITE UPBRITECHBCPDCebu Mary Immaculate Col-

lege CCMCCBD CollegeGolden Success

Enrollment of Cebu City Scholars(SY 2012-2013 1st Semester)

Because of Bebot’s marketing?P10,000 from City Hall

P15,000 per scholar

They are now called … TADA!

Scholar ni Bebot!

How much City Hall needs to pay ACT?

Militant students voice out!

In the words of Joy Young …

‘… ACT is the cheapest …’

Joy Augustus YoungThe Freeman

According to …

And Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young should know this.

Is ACT the cheaper alternative?ACT UC

These are the cheapest …CNU and UP CTU

ACT UC Main CTU CNU UP

Growth comparison since 2010 to 20121st Semester

SY 2012-13 1st semSY 2011-12 2nd semSY 2011-12 1st semSY 2010-11 2nd semSY 2010-11 1st sem

But

But why the

bias

for ACT?

ACT not the cheapest; UC is cheaper

CTU, CNU, and UP are the cheapest

These state schools offer better education

What now explains the bias for ACT?

Mere conflict of interest?Memorandum of Agreement between the Cebu City Government and the Asian College of Technology (ACT) on the Cebu City Scholarship Program dated June 24, 2010.

Beyond conflict of interest …MOA on the scholarship

program at the start of Mayor Rama’s term.

Questions:1. Why is Councilor

Abellanosa so brazen?

2. Is this mere conflict of interest? Or the brazen use of City Hall’s scholarship program for business and politics?

Guys! Go back one slide and

note Bebot’s signature. Why?

Lahi Ra Gyud! NGANO?

Bebot tubag!

Obstacles to ‘Education for All’

Business

Politics

Reforms neededRemove opportunities for conflict of interest

Maximize cheaper yet better quality state schools

Need to protect ACT scholars

Consult all stakeholders in the reform process

Scholarship program should serve development goals

Cases filed …

Complaint at the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman

(December 2012)

Supplementary complaint at the Office of Visayas

Ombudsman (December 2012)

Latest – Complaint filed at the Office of the President

(January 2013)

Duty to desist …

Should have divested …

Or should have resigned …

To end this … let’s quote a night high school student who was among the winners of Totol’s essay writing contest.

Virginia UrzalMambaling Night High School

Inspiring student leaders …Inspired by a vision of a better community, a better barangay, it is your responsibility to share your Dream with others, so that together, you can act to attain it