THE QUEZON City said on Tuesday that it had taken initiatives to help students, parents, teachers and employees of the Colegio de San Lorenzo which decided to shut down.

In a statement, Mayor Joy Belmonte said she instructed the City’s Legal Department to look into affected stakeholders to ensure that CDSL would take responsibility.

“We will extend all possible assistance to the students and parents, especially since the school year has started. We shall help in coordinating with other schools, colleges, and universities where affected students can transfer with their credentials credited,” Belmonte said.

“We need to ensure that no student will encounter any delay in their studies, especially the graduating or senior ones, and that their refund will be given quickly. The teaching and administrative personnel should also be taken cared of,” she added.

Belmonte said teachers and non-teaching personnel will be endorsed to the city’s Public Employment Service Office for possible financial assistance or prospective employment.

Quezon City University President Dr. Theresita Atienza said they are willing to accept interested students, particularly the graduating ones.

“The QCU will welcome the college students of CDSL and we will help in crediting their classes and helping them have a smooth transition to our university,” Atienza said.

On Monday, CDSL said that its Board of Trustees decided to permanently close the institution “due to the financial instability and lack of financial viability brought about by the ongoing pandemic and exacerbated by consistent low enrollment turnout over the past years.”