EL SALVADOR CITY, Misamis Oriental (PIA) — El Salvador City Mayor Edgar S. Lignes outlined the achievements of his administration under the banner “ESALIG” during his State of the City Address on June 27.
ESALIG, which stands for Education, Social Services, Agriculture, Local Peace and Order and Tourism, Infrastructure, and Good Governance, includes many initiatives designed to empower citizens and propel the city’s development.
Regarding education, Lignes highlighted the city government’s vision of empowering the citizenry by producing quality students or graduates in a safe environment.
Ang City College of El Salvador o CCE anaa sa iyang ikaunom na ka tuig, gani gisugdan kini niadtong SY 2018-2019 nga aduna pa lang 304 ka mga estudyante ug karon misaka na ngadto sa 2,086 students. Karong umaabot Hulyo, CCE will produce the third batch of graduates. Naka-produce na kita og 381 ka total graduates diin adunay 184 niadtong 2022 ug 233 ka graduates sa tuig 2023,” he said.
(The City College of El Salvador, or CCE, is already in its sixth year. Starting with 304 students during SY 2018–2019, it has now increased to 2,086 students. This coming July, CCE will produce the third batch of graduates. We have already produced 381 total graduates, of which there were 184 in 2022 and 233 in 2023.)
According to Lignes, CCE has received recognition from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and all its programs boast the Certificate of Program Compliance.
To address local employment concerns, the ESALIG program also prioritizes El Salvador residents by requiring companies to fill 70 percent of their positions with city residents. According to Lignes, this initiative has resulted in 119 CCE graduates being successfully employed in the city.
The mayor also elaborated on the “Womb to Tomb” program, which exemplifies the administration’s commitment to social services. This program, along with various other assistance initiatives, has distributed around P35 million in social pensions, P1.3 million in milestone benefits, P7.1 million in birthday gifts to senior citizens, and P32,340,000 for persons with disabilities, among others. (LREMS/PIA-10)
