Degree programs offered by MCC in Basak not recognized by CHED

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced it would not recognize the degree programs offered by the Mandaue City College (MCC) located at H. Abellana Street, Barangay Basak, Mandaue City.

In a Tuesday statement, the CHED explained that the MCC in Basak operated by Dr. Paulus Cañete was "not affiliated" with the MCC located at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex, Don Andres Soriano Avenue in Barangay Centro, which was currently headed by Atty. Ernesto Maringuran.

"The MCC in Centro is one of CHED’s newly recognized Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs)," the commission added.

CHED Chairman Dr. J. Prospero De Vera III, in a notice dated July 9, said the Cañete-run MCC had “no legal or juridical personality for lack of government permit / authority from the Commission.”

The chairman's pronouncement was based on the Court of Appeals–Sixth Division decision in the case entitled “Mandaue City College (MCC), represented by Dr. Paulus Mariae L. Cañete vs Commission on Higher Education,” which affirmed an earlier decision made by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, Branch 216.

CHED had initially issued a closure order against the Cañete-run MCC on December 3, 2010.

In line with this, De Vera advised students currently enrolled at the Cañete-run MCC to "transfer to any CHED-recognized higher education institutions," and ordered the CHED Regional Office VII to assist the affected students.

The notice also said graduates of the Cañete-run MCC would "not be allowed to take any licensure examinations administered by the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC)," in accordance to Joint CHED-PRC Circular Number 01, Series of 2010." — Margaret Claire Layug/DVM, GMA New