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Mayor
retracts eviction of acting city DepEd supt
By:
KIT BAGAIPO
The
notice of eviction for the Tagbilaran City Schools Division of the Department
of Education (DepEd) to vacate their offices at the old city hall building has
been recalled by City Mayor Dan Lim on Thursday.
The
recall came after DepEd Regional Director Carolino Mordeno met with the mayor
to settle issues raised on the appointment of teachers for the city's public elementary
and high schools.
Last
Monday, Lim issued the eviction notice to City Schools Superintendent Dr. Norma
Varquez after criticizing the latter on complaints regarding the appointment of
teachers.
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Mordeno came upon
invitation of Bohol Schools Division head Dr. Elpidio Jala.
According to the
mayor, he withdrew his order after airing his concerns to Mordeno who "supported
his position" on teachers appointments.
The
mayor said he wanted proper coordination from Varquez and that he should be consulted
in the selection of new teachers since the city government has its own programs
on education. He added the appointment process should be fair and equal. |
Lim said
the DepEd should give priority to city paid teachers since many of them have been
sacrificing with much lower salaries than nationally paid teachers.
"If
the guidelines of the Civil Service Commission should be followed, hiring of new
teachers must be published in newspapers," he stressed.
The
mayor asked for a recall of recent appointments to give a chance for city paid
teachers.
Admitting
that there was a communication gap between him and Varquez, Lim said the consultation
process between them must be properly structured to avoid future disagreements. | 
