Sunday, November 09, 2008 Talisay inaugurates City College
THERE would be enough room for the growing population of Talisay City College (TCC) students with the completion of a new two-story building in Barangay Poblacion.
Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas (Cebu, 1st district) and Mayor Socrates Fernandez led the Talisay City officials in a simple inauguration rite of the TCC’s extension building at 3 p.m. last Friday.
The P3-million project, whose construction began early this year, was realized through the City Government’s local funding and the financial support of Gullas.
It has a concrete ramp and side handrails going to the upper floor, making it friendly to persons with disabilities.
Its four classrooms will house students taking up nursing and education courses, unclogging the growing number of students at the old TCC building.
Nursing, education and industrial and information technology are among TCC’s major baccalaureate courses.
Old town hall
The new structure is located just across the original TCC building, formerly the old Talisay municipal hall in Barangay Poblacion.
TCC Director Tomas Ramos told reporters they are planning to construct two more classrooms as an extension of the new building.
In an interview, Gullas cited the importance of constructing a new building for TCC, as he likened this to managing a growing city that needs a good foundation.
He said Talisay, which became a city in 2001, needs strong foundations in education, governance and economy to cope with the demand of its increasing populace.
Almost all
Gullas, Talisay’s first city mayor, proudly announced that almost all barangays in the city now have elementary and national high schools.
He said the construction of the new Talisay City Hall in Barangay Lawaan 2, the unfinished market-cum-terminal project in Lagtang and the ongoing construction of a fish port in Tanke are meant to expand the city’s economic hub.
A brainchild of Gullas, the TCC became the first public college in Central Visayas that is operated by a local government unit.
The Cebuano lawmaker has already filed a bill in Congress converting the TCC into a state college. (GC)
