DepEd Supt. Primicias Confident to Survive Raps

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The besieged School Division Office (SDO) Superintendent of the Department of Education in Central and Western Pangasinan is confident that she will be exonerated by the persecutions, resolution, and investigation about the corruption issues lodge against her.

“With the support of everybody ilan ang sagot natin ten sabi nila,” Pangasinan -1 SDO Superintendent Sheila Marie Primicias echoed the cheers of the division officials who simultaneously shouted “ten”.

She cited that in a scale of one – to – ten of her confidence level she can survive the troubles and turbulence she confront from various sectors, as her answer to a reporter’s query in the recently press conference she called at the Division Office here.

Pangasinan -1 Department of Education School Division Superintendent Sheila Marie Primicias.

Primicias faces a fact finding from the national office of the DepEd and a looming resolution from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) that wants her to be transferred outside the Province of Pangasinan.

She downplayed the investigation conducted by the central office saying it ensued because of those adverse anonymous letters that circulated in the social media especially at her expense.

“Because of the anonymous (complainants) nagkakaroon sila ng fact finding. But this is not a complaint”.

She said there is a process about her transfer to other division outside Pangasinan after Board Members Von Mark Mendoza and Jeremy Agerico Rosario wanted that she be relieved from her post here through a resolution.

Mendoza was the proponent of the resolution while Rosario supported it so the beleaguered superintendent could not influence the investigation by authorities against her alleged illegal use of public funds.

“Sana po kaya lang iyong confidence natin sa siguro nagsasalita na iyang mga presidents ng mga different organizations. Kung sila mismo ang nagsasabi na sila mismo ang nakakakita ng maling ginagawa (ko) sila mismo ang magsasabi,” she crowed about the all - out support of the presidents of different organizations in DepEd Pangasinan-1.

These supports were manifested by these individuals in the press conference she called. She cited that it buttressed her confidence that the majority of the 15 - men Provincial Board will prevail to the stance of Board Members Mendoza and Rosario against her.