HISTORY

Establishing a private non-sectarian college in the City of Valencia (then a municipality) was hatch in the late 80s. A group of Ph.D. students of the Mindanao Polytechnic State College in Cagayan de Oro City (now the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines), inspired by their professor, Atty. Isaias P. Giduquio, former Civil Service Regional Director of Region X, formed a non-stock corporation to organize a higher education school. This core group of planners included Atty. Giduquio himself, Alexander B. Amador, Irene B. Antonio, Isaias Sealza, Reynaldo B. Antonio, Quipte Consus, Mario Basalo, and Pablito Intong.

Valencia was, at the time, a city in the making. The growth in population, agriculture, business and industry was phenomenal. Valencia had become a major destination for migrants from Luzon and Visayas and the provinces and cities of Mindanao. With this scenario, the planners saw the need for highly trained and skilled manpower and, therefore, the need to establish a professional and non-sectarian institution of higher learning that would provide the training for would-be professionals and skilled workers.


Valencia Colleges (Bukidnon), Inc. was formally organized on September 25, 1989, with fifteen (15) founding members, ten (10) of whom were elected officers for administration: Alexander B. Amador, President; Melquides G. Clarito, Vice-President; Reynaldo B. Antonio, Sr., Treasurer; Ladisla T. Giduquio, Secretary; and Gracia Caballero, Auditor. The other members of the Board included Efifanio Calos, Valentina Calos, Isaias Sealza, Camilo Pepito, Irene Antonio, Encarnita Amador, Quipte Consus, Isaias Giduquio, Mario Basalo, and Pablito Intong. On March 13, 1990, the school was incorporated under SEC Registration No. 174651, henceforth known as Valencia Colleges (Bukidnon), Inc. (VCI).