It started purely as a vision. Yes, a vision that the city government of Victorias ever wanted to achieve, which is to combat poverty. Being true to this vision, the plight of truly achieving poverty alleviation has become the major thrust of the city government. And as a living proof, the city government never failed. Indeed, for a decade now, the city government can tell the whole world of the fruits of its labor – the city together with its people will be witnessing the marching of the first batch of graduating class, in March, where most are city-paid scholars, who will be conferred with baccalaureate degrees.
Sometime in 2005, through Dr. Evangeline Alo, City Planning Officer, when a study was conducted in lieu of the city government’s call for poverty alleviation thus it brought the conceptualization of establishing a collegiate school in the city which gave birth to the P40-million building of the Central Philippines State University, where at present, the city is supporting 165 scholars.
With this, the city government prides itself as it gears towards the fulfillment of its vision to be the Center of Academic Excellence. “It’s a vision that we’ve always wanted to be– for the city to be the Seat of Education” thus, said Dr. Alo during a Blessing and Inauguration of school building and facilities at CPSU, last Nov. 27, 2014, attended by other school administrators in Negros Occidental. Alo, who represented Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca who was in Iloilo to receive the National Sandugo Award for the city’s cause in bloodletting and donation, stressed that the city having established CPSU was built as a “covenant facility for quality education and training”.
Tapping human resource matched with proper and formal education will ensure the achievement of quality of life, Alo said, stressing that capacitating every citizen will impact the standard of living in the community and for national development.
Dr. Freddie Maningo, university president, on the other hand said that the city’s partnership with the school is more than just a blessing. He lauded the city government’s initiative of establishing a school as truly beneficial to its local residents. “The (CPSU) is a product of hard labor, dedication, commitment, and strong belief that every Victoriahanon deserves and must be proud of – a legacy that former Mayor Severo Palanca, who gave birth to the institution, has placed Victorias City to the whole world.”
Earlier in October this year, Okinawa government officials in Japan have signified their intent for a consortium with the City Government to tap CPSU for a teacher-student exchange program. CPSU is the city’s beneficiary of a yearly financial assistance through subsidy.
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