DR. GLORIA D. LACSON FOUNDATION COLLEGES, INC.
Formerly Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Foundation College

Early in 1992 Spouses Engr. Massoud V. Shamsoddin and Dra. Cresencia VC. Shamsoddin initiated the idea of putting up a school. Pooling resources and efforts together, they established a Christian institution of higher learning in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. It is located at Barangay Castellano, eight kilometers away from the town proper of San Leonardo and 2 kilometers from Gapan.

The Founder decided to concentrate on Health Related Courses, to make use of the facilities of Dr. Gloria D. Lacson General Hospital as laboratory for the students which the spouses also owned. Hence, on February 20, 1993, the first five-classroom building of Dr. Gloria D. Lacson was inaugurated with Gov. Thomas N. Joson III, Col. Francisco G. Zubia Jr. and their wives as sponsor and guest of honors.

The Founder decided to concentrate on Health Related Courses, to make use of the facilities of Dr. Gloria D. Lacson General Hospital as laboratory for the students which the spouses also owned. Hence, on February 20, 1993, the first five-classroom building of Dr. Gloria D. Lacson was inaugurated with Gov. Thomas N. Joson III, Col. Francisco G. Zubia Jr. and their wives as sponsor and guest of honors.

In June 1st 1993 the College was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines as a non-stock corporation. The institution was named after Dr. Gloria D. Lacson by spouses Engr. Massoud V. Shamsoddin and Dra. Cresencia VC. Shamsoddin to perpetuate the undying commitment of Dr. Gloria D. Lacson to education. The Vision has been inspired by one of the founders and spiritual mother, Dr. Gloria D. Lacson, the 10th president of Wesleyan University-Philippines in Cabanatuan City, whose dedication to profession, commitment to the education of the Filipino youth, spirit of service to the Community and strong faith in God were beyond compare. She was a well respected educator who served the people and the community for the whole of her life. She had been responsible for converting Engr. Massoud V. Shamsoddin, an Iranian national to Christianity who is now married to Dra. Cresencia VC. Shamsoddin a surgeon concerned for the development of the total person. The College which was named after her, had been founded to continue her mission of bringing education, into the door-steps of every door-steps of every Filipino, particularly the poorest of the poor.

Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Colleges started its operation with five (5) classrooms, 13 students, and its first set of nine (9) faculty and staff.

The courses offered were:

• Liberal Arts
• X-Ray Technician Courses
• Secretarial Courses
• Midwifery Courses
• Nursing Aide Courses

On February 27, 1998, it was converted into a foundation College known as DR. GLORIA D. LACSON FOUNDATION COLLEGES, INC. also as a non-stock, non-profit educational institution. by virtue of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration No. ANO 0093-2473 with its amending Articles of Incorporation.

PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS OF DR. GLORIA D. LACSON FOUNDATION COLLEGES, INC.

Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Foundation Colleges, Inc. aims to cater the educational needs of the province of Nueva Ecija and the neighboring provinces.

The College is committed to the implementation of the institutional mandate of the Philippine Constitution to wit.

All Education institution shall inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect for human rights, appreciation for the role of the national heroes in the historical development of the country, teach the duties and rights of citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop moral character and personnel discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking, scientific and technological knowledge, and promote vocational efficiency.

The D.G.D.L.F.C.I. is expected to become instrumental in realizing the goals of the Philippine Society through the following:

1. Improvement of the quality and relevance of education training with respect to the Philippine condition and needs.
2. Development of a more efficient system of selection of retention;
3. Equitable access to education
4. Intensification of Values Education
5. Increased emphasis on sciences education, indigenous research and experimentation
6. Full mobilization of education personnel with an increasingly commensurate system of compensation and incentives;
7. Equitable allocation, efficient management and effective utilization of financial resources;
8. Institutionalization of functional linkages and training between formal and non-formal education and training institution; and
9. Strengthening of the system of educational planning implementation, monitoring and evaluation.