LAPUS DIRECTIVE ISSUED: Torio goes to Dagupan, Aquino retires

LINGAYEN – Despite the appeal of Governor Amado Espino Jr and the provincial board, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus refused to budge from his decision to transfer two Pangasinan school superintendents to “smaller” divisions in the province.

Provincial Adminstrator Rafael Baraan said the Ilocos DepEd regional office served the directive on Thursday assigning Division I Superintendent Alma Ruby Torio to Dagupan effective April 7. She will swap places with Dagupan Supt. Aurora Domingo.

Division II Superintendent Armando Aquino however, will not be transferred anymore as he will be retiring on April 15. He reportedly filed his retirement on that date even if his mandatory retirement is still in July, most probably to evade the transfer order.