Financial match at San Miguel Academy: A case study

• Main Author: Torregosa, Virgilio V.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1978
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/4170
• Institution: De La Salle University

This case study involves the finances of a school, a school caught up in a political skirmish, and a parochial school in the province where the parish priest acts as both the director and principal. The teachers of San Miguel Academy petitioned the Bishop to intervene and let Fr. Luis Hayag, SJ, the Director come out with a formula for computing the teachers' salaries and also to look into the books of the school. Fr. Luis argued the petition was unfair and that it would set a bad precedent. The Mayor takes the opportunity of helping the school, but is criticized by his rival Judge, who is incidentally the owner of the land where the school is established. The alternatives and consequences of the case are: 1. Father Luis may be transferred to a new parish. For this, the school might lose the support and cooperation of the civic organizations, the Philippine Packing Corporation, and the Mayor. 2. Let Father Luis take a scholarship in the U.S. With this alternative, the school would be left to the mercy of the teachers. The parents might transfer their children to the barangay high school. 3. A sweeping revamp from Father Luis to the recently appointed Principal, Mr. Rodolfo Renante. This action will lead the judge to recompose the land and bring the matter to court. The mayor, together with the Philippine Tomato Corporation and other civic organizations will withdraw the support for the school. 4. Father Luis resigns as Director to devote all his time in the parish, and give the school to any interested religious congregation. So far, no religious congregation showed interest in the school having a big deficit and such kind of teachers. If Father Luis resigns, he would demand reimbursement of his personal funds plus interest and salary for ten years considering that he run the school without salary. 5. Give the teachers what they want. There is no proper book of account. To create an accounting office would add to the cost of operation. Father Luis believed that he should render report only to the Board of Directors and not to the teachers. He also demanded that that if there will be an audit, it must include the entire diocese, including the Bishop himself. The Bishop himself, had no records and had not submitted to any audit since his assignment to the province.