Bacolod City College administrator Mario Tajanlangit yesterday denied the accusations of four teachers that he was allegedly having an illicit relationship with a member of his staff.

Tajanlangit said their allegations are rehashed issues that have been already answered. He also said the complaint is being heard by the Board of Trustees and will wait for its judgement.

He said that when one is performing his job very well, one cannot expect to satisfy everybody. Statistically, the four complainants are not representative of the 103 faculty members of the BCC, he said.

"I do not know their motives, but by the time the BOT renders its decision, you will know their quality as teachers," Tajanlangit said. He said he makes decisions based on objective assessment of their performance and the records will bear him out. There may be some among them who are affected, and this led to their filing of a complaint against me, he added.

Tajanlangit said there are people who can not hit you for your performance, and will hit you through dirty strategies.

He said he is asking the students to focus on their studies because as long as he is around, he is guided by the strategic plan which aims to make BCC graduates globally competitive. That is why we do not accept teachers who have grades below the 85 percent average, he said.

Meanwhile, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the complaint has already been taken up in the BOT meetings and Tajanlangit has submitted his answer. The complainants have also been asked to formalize their complaints, and Tajanlangit said he is entertaining the idea of filing libel charges against them.*CGS

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