STATUS OF SELECTED LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN METRO MANILA: BASIS FOR PROPOSED INTERVENTION MEASURES

The education sector is mandated to contribute to a quality nation capable of transcending the social, political, economic, cultural, and ethical issues that require human development, productivity, and global competitiveness. Globalization brought about a worldwide flow of ideas, resources, people, economy, values, culture, knowledge, goods, services, and technology. In the Philippines, several local government units have taken the initiative to make higher education accessible to their constituents by establishing through ordinances of their respective Sanggunians, local colleges, and universities (LCUs) within their territorial jurisdiction under the Local Government Code of 1991. The rationale for establishing LUCs points towards the democratizing effects of having local higher learning institutions that are accessible to residents and affordable to financially challenged constituents. The LGUs must make sure that the higher education institutions they have opened will be able to deliver quality education or offer courses according to the standards set by the Commission on Higher Education. The LGU must make sure that it has the available resources to fund the efficient operation of the school, i.e., the building and maintenance of the educational facilities, program offerings, human resources development, and accreditation—all these functions need budget allocations. This study employed descriptive and correlational research methods. Descriptive research characterizes the nature and behavior of the interaction, event, and phenomena resulting from the use of a survey through the descriptive data collection technique.