In a move to make education governance in the city more inclusive and participatory, Mayor Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo has reconstituted the Naga City School Board (NCSB) through Executive Order No. 010, series of 2025, which she signed on July 8, 2025.
The reconstitution, according to the mayor, is prompted by changing circumstances that call for a broader and more collaborative approach to education development. The order highlights the city government’s thrust to reinvent the NCSB by expanding its membership to include representatives from the private sector and the Naga City People’s Council (NCPC)—the umbrella organization of all non-government and people’s organizations in the city.
Under the new composition, Mayor Robredo serves as chairperson of the school board, with Dr. Susan S. Collano, the schools division superintendent, as co-chairperson. Delfin Aguilar, administrative officer of the Education, Scholarships, and Sports Office (ESSO), sits as secretariat.
Other members of the board include:
City Councilor David Casper Nathan Sergio, chairperson of the SP Committee on Education; City Councilor Jefson Romeo Felix, president Sangguniang Kabataan Federation; City Treasurer Maria Socorro Gayanilo; Tobias Bongon III, president of the Naga City Parents-Teachers Associations League, Inc.; Apollo Sebello, president of the DepEd Naga City Teachers and Employees Association, and Salvacion Verona, president of the Non-Teaching Personnel Association.
In recognition of the role of civil society in education, the executive order also invites Elmer T. Sto. Domingo, chairperson of the NCPC, to join the board as an honorary member. His inclusion aims to further promote cooperation among all education stakeholders in advancing accessible, quality education and building a self-reliant and caring Naga City. | via Jason B. Neola
