Magayon Festival Showcase one-stop shop for Students
BICOL MAIL - By: Rhaydz B. Barcia
April 10, 2008

            LEGAZPI CITY--- For the first time, the Commission kon Higher Education Department in Bicol and the provincial government of Albay jointly launched a one- stop shop called the School Fair Magayon Innovation Program to help high school graduates choose the right courses before they enroll to pursue higher studies in college.

            The one-stop-shop scheme has originally been the trend in m ore advanced countries for the purpose of providing investors with a venue for product matching and scouting for qualified manpower resource which Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda, in cooperation with the Commission for Higher Education (CHED) regional office headed by Regional Director Dominador Peralta to suit on high school graduates need for assistance in choosing courses offered by the various institutions of higher learning in Bicol.

            Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda said high school graduates can go to the school fair and match courses or canvas tuition fees, file enrollment forms, take admission exams or get free ID pictures.

            At least 27 colleges and universities in Bicol region are showcasing their course offerings at the school fair site in Albay Astrodome as the province celebrates its monthlong Magayon festival.

            CHED Bicol identified the colleges or universities with Level 1 and 11 accredited priority programs are COE/COD, STCW compliant which are participating in school fair.

            These are: Aquinas University of Legfazpi, University of Nueva Caceres (Naga City), University of St. Anthony( Iriga City), University of Sta. Isabel(Naga City), Ateneo De naga University(Naga City), Naga College Foundation(Naga City), Bicol College (Daraga, Albay)Mariner’s Polytechnic College Foundation(Baras Canaman, Camariones Sur), Mariner’s Polytechnic College Foundation(Legazpi City), Bicol Merchant Marine College(Sorsogon City), University of North Eastern Philioppines(Iriga City), Divine Word College (Legazpi City),St Louise De Marillac College(Sorsogon City)

            Cristy Amo, professor at the Immaculate Coincepcion College in Daraga, Albay said this one-stop-shop program is the first ever of its kind wherein prestigious institutions of higher learning converge under one roof to guide incoming college freshmen students choose the course that best fit them.

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