Principals told: No MCC grads in schools

THE Mandaue City College (MCC) controversy has continued to hound graduates of the Dr. Paulus Cañete-led school.

An official of the Department of Education Mandaue Division reminded anew 47 public school principals in Mandaue City not to accommodate teacher graduates from the Mandaue City College under Cañete, ñwhich is not recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (Ched).

The MCC under Dr. Susana Cabahug is the college recognized by the Mandaue City Council and Ched.

The reminder came after five public school teachers, who earned a masteral degrees in the Canete-led MCC, complained that they failed to get a promotion after their diplomas certifying they had masteral degrees weren’t recognized by Ched.

“I feel pity for them, but we are governed by guidelines, which we follow for ranking teachers with masteral degrees,” said a DepEd official, who asked that he be not named because he didn’t want to be entangled in the MCC controversy.

Canete, when asked for comment, said he would appeal to the Department of Justice that his school’s graduates be recognized as legitimate especially since the five masteral degree graduates were deprived of their promotions.

The DepEd official said the principals were reminded of the DepEd memorandum last Oct. 4, 2010, which ordered that the MCC graduates under Canete who wanted to practice teaching in Mandaue City public schools should not be accommodated in their schools. Reporter Jucell Marie P. Cuyos