ANGELES CITY Councilor Joseph Alfie Bonifacio has filed four resolutions supporting the continued operations of the 60-year old Chevalier School and was unanimously approved by all members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The legislative body has upheld the court decision of the Regional Trial Court Branch 58-Angeles City.
Bonifacio, committee chairman on education, has principally authored the following resolutions:
Resolution No. 9480 S-2021, “Resolution Adopting and Strongly Supporting The RTC Decision of RTC Branch 58 of Angeles City under Honorable Judge Irineo Pangilinan With Regard to Case No. R-ANG-17-00615-CV For Permanent Injunction With Prayer For the Issuance of Temporary Restraining Order And Writ of Preliminary Injunction Plus Damages of Chevalier School Pursuant to the Constitutional Right of Students to Education Until The Year 2033.”
Resolution No. 9481 S-2021, “Resolution Requesting And Endorsing To the Missionary of Sacred Heart To Honor the RTC Decision of RTC Branch 58 of Angeles City Pursuant to the Constitutional Right of Students To Education Until the Year 2033.”
Resolution No. 9482 S-2021, “Resolution Requesting And Recommending To the Archdiocese of San Fernando To Let the Missionary of Sacred Heart To Honor the RTC Decision of RTC Branch 58 of Angeles City Pursuant to the Constitutional Right of Students To Education Until the Year 2033.”
Resolution No. 9483 S-2021, “Resolution Requesting And Recommending To the Archdiocese of San Fernando To Honor the RTC Decision of RTC Branch 58 of Angeles City Pursuant to the Constitutional Right of Students To Education Until the Year 2033.”
All resolutions were co-sponsored and unanimously approved by the local legislators present during the approval as presided by Vice-Mayor Ma. Vicenta Vega-Cabigting namely: Councilors Arvin Pogs Suller, Danilo Lacson, Joseph Ponce, Joan Crystal Aguas, Joseph Alfie Bonifacio, Thelma Indiongco, Marino Banola, Amos Rivera, Jesus Sangil, Raco Del Rosario, ABC President Jeremias Alejandrino and SK Federation President Arnoah Prince Mandani.
The decision was promulgated on December 26, 2019 in the case of Chevalier School Employees Union, et. al, vs. Chevalier School, Inc. et. al. and docketed as Civil Case No. R-ANG-17-00615-CV to continue Chevalier School’s operations until the end of school year 2033. The RTC rendered confirmation, validation and making permanent the writ of preliminary injunction dated March 24, 2017 citing “a reasonable basis on the need to protect petitioners-students’ right to finish their course and the necessity to grant injunction on the respondents’ imminent act of executing a new lease of contract that materially invades petitioners-students’ rights to education.” The petition was filed on behalf of the petitioners-students by CS parent and lawyer Regina C. Gopez-Agustin.
Meanwhile, the CS administrators and employees, Sangguniang Panlungsod members, PTA, and Sacred Heart Alumni Association President Veejay Tanglao and its members held today a ceremonial and symbolic posting of the school’s announcement for SY 2021-2022 enrollment at the main entrance along Mac Arthur Highway, Bgy. Sto. Domingo. The stakeholders thanked Bonifacio for spearheading the longest and unprecedented committee hearings to guarantee unhampered quality education for 1,300 Caballeros, and safeguarding the employment of 89 teaching and non-teaching personnel.