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CHEd unveils Talisay satellite office
Rep. Benitez said they have been hoping for the establishment of a subregional office in Negros Occidental because their province has a large population.
The Commission on Higher Education, or CHEd, has expanded its delivery of frontline services in Negros Occidental province as it opened its new satellite office in Talisay City on Friday.
With the new regional office, the issuance of certifications, special orders, scholarships and pertinent transactions will be made easier and more accessible, CHEd said.
"I thank our education champions, especially Representative Kiko Benitez, and Regional Director Raul Alvarez for facilitating the establishment of the CHEDROVI Subregional Office. This shows that we are serious in bringing services closer to the people," CHEd Chairperson Prospero de Vera III said.
"We are an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, so implementation of government programs will remain challenging. We therefore need to establish government facilities particularly in island provinces," De Vera added.
Rep. Benitez said they have been hoping for the establishment of a subregional office in Negros Occidental because their province has a large population.
"Now, we have one for CHEd. Rest assured, we will work in the Congress to further the cause of education and to help CHEd specifically," Benitez said.
"With our new regional office, people here in Negros Occidental will no longer go to the next island and visit Iloilo to process CHEd documents, dito nalang," Alvarez added.
CHEDROVI Iloilo City has jurisdiction over the 157 higher education institutions in the whole of Western Visayas, with stakeholders in Negros Occidental having to travel at least two hours, via interisland ferry, for CHEd transactions.
The Talisay office will provide easy access to the Negros Occidental higher education institutions and their stakeholders and will surely ensure client satisfaction through efficient, effective and inclusive delivery of frontline services.
De Vera also urged universities and colleges to invest in technology and digitize their documents and processes.
"If we combine our physical deployment in the provinces, plus electronic intervention, our students, faculty, and other stakeholders will receive our services faster and better," De Vera added.