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==[[Bohol News]]==
==[[Bohol News]]==
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'''Feature: LGU-run college provides cheap tertiary education in Bohol'''
'''Povincial peace and order council shelves PTCFOR suspension, for further study'''
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1101334923028
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R07&article=1101335281715
*By: Rey Anthony H. Chiu
*By: PIA
*''April 25, 2012''
*''Thursday, April 26, 2012''


Serving town's educational needs....
Bohol gun ban for fiesta month proposed...


Trinidad town in Bohol operates its own local college school to shoulder the responsibility of making quality education affordable for its constituents.
LILA, Bohol- The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) shelved a proposed measure to suspend the legitimate permit to carry fire-arms outside of residence this May even as police observes recurring spike in crimes during the fiesta month (May) in Bohol.


Sending a child to college is already expensive enough, getting him away from the farm and paying for a boarding house in the city may be too much for a poor family in Trinidad.
In a meeting in Lila town in time for the 10th HEAT (Health, Education, Agriculture, Tourism) Caravan on April 24, Camp Dagohoy authorities led by Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot asked the council to pass a resolution seeking to suspend the Permit to Carry Fire-arms Outside Residence (PTCFOR) in Bohol for May.


Trinidad former mayor Judith Cajes saw the need to have an affordable school within the area to allow students to be near their families so they could double up working in support to their farms.
Barot said, other than those civilians who have clear and verified threats against themselves and businessmen who carry with them large amounts of money, the chief PNP also grants some civilians PTCFOR in deputation and enforcement tasks.


The Trinidad Junior College was established in 1985 precisely to ease the burden of college education among its local college students.
According to Bohol PNP report, May (as fiesta month in Bohol) marks a noted increase in crimes as observed annually. Barot said Camp Dogohoy’s request is also based on the fact that Tigum Bol-anon sa Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) convenes in Tagbilaran in mid-May.


The school needed fresh management capabilities to keep tuition fees competitively low. In 2003, then mayor Judith Cajes’ administration took over the operations of the school and started streamlining systems organizational and financial management.
"The TBTK is a huge event in Bohol because Boholanos from all over the world come home to celebrate the various fiestas in various towns and barangays," Barot added.


According to Cajes, absorbing the operation of Trinidad Junior College was easy even if it meant subsidizing operational costs.
Lila Peace and Order Council Chair, Atty. Jed Piollo, on the other hand commented that the measure puts in unnecessary risk to civilians who have been granted PTCFOR as the chief of the PNP deems as important.


Adopting the new name Trinidad Municipal College (TMC), the town struggled to keep the school operational until 2007 when local officials realized that running a school can even become an economic enterprise, shared Jojeline Ruiz-Buendia, Trinidad information officer.
Speaking before a jam-packed St. Dominic Hall at the Lila convent, Atty. Piollo asked police if there is enough data to support the conclusion that crimes perpetrated using fire-arms are indeed high, and that those were committed by persons with legitimately issued permits to carry fire-arms.


“At P125.00 per unit, TMC can proudly claim that it has the lowest tuition fee among the schools in the area,” Buendia said.
Piollo also said that civilians with PTCFOR are law abiding citizens and have strategically evened the situation of crimes in favor of the police who are clearly out-numbered and out-smarted by wily criminals.


Under the stewardship of the Board of Trustees led by current Trinidad Mayor Roberto Cajes, the school rose to prominence and gained respectability when it topped the 1st Bohol ICT Summit held at the Bohol Cultural Center, Tagbilaran City last year, Buendia proudly said.
"Persons with permits to carry fire-arms outside residence have helped deter crimes," Piollo said.


TMC-IT students flaunted their knowledge during the quiz bowl, web designs, Pinoy IT henyo and graphic design competitions. They secured top spots as they competed against other colleges in Bohol during the summit, according to Buendia.
Other council members expressed negative and positive pinions on the measure. To solve the deadlock,the PPOC moved to refer the measure to the council's special committee for further studies.
 
“We do not just leave our graduates to find work, we train them so it has also become our responsibility to help them land jobs,” Judith Cajes said.
 
The town accordingly accepts on the job trainings of its school graduates and eventually hired its graduates to the government’s key positions.
 
Hired graduates who are now steering key positions in Trinidad town include Municipal Human Resource and Development Officer Quirino Nugal Jr., Municipal Budget officer Medina Macua, I.T Department Head Marlon Macua and TMC School Registrar Apolonia Balonga.
 
According to mayor Cajes, this year TMC offers Bachelor of Arts (AB) Major in English and Political Science and Bachelor of arts in Elementary and Secondary Education.
 
It also opens up additional courses for SY 2012-2013 like Bachelor of Science in Criminology, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology and other related courses.
 
With over 1069 students in 2011, the town has funded the construction of more buildings to accommodate the increasing enrollment, confirms Mayor Roberto Cajes.
 
Serving not only Trinidadnons but also students from distant towns, TMC has equipped itself well with facilities that help students in their physical and mental developments.
 
TMC has a gymnasium, a volleyball court, twin tennis courts, Library and also shares the Municipal Library, computer laboratories and its own Chemistry laboratory.
 
The school also maintains a 24-hour security service to ensure safety and protection of all students and personnel.
 
Mayor Cajes proudly said that the school still maintains the lowest tuition fee rate in the region. Interested students can enroll at TMC anytime as classes start June 13, according to Buendia.


==Bohol Zip Codes==
==Bohol Zip Codes==
43,102

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