BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 20 -- The City of Cadiz in northern Negros Occidental will establish its own tertiary educational institution to keep up its advocacy of providing scholarships.

Every year for more than two decades now, the local government allocates PHP32 million for the Cadiz City Education Assistance Program (CCEAP).

The CCEAP funds the education of some 5,000 students enrolled in private and state colleges and universities each year.

"Our CCEAP allocation per year is more than enough to run a city/community college. We are now in the stage of finalizing the plan," Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said in a statement on Tuesday.

Considered for course offerings by the planned institution are information technology and tourism.

While ...