At Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC), employee welfare extends beyond the workplace. Recognizing the importance of accessible accommodation, the institution provides on-campus housing to its school caretaker, Sesinando Galpo Millari, affectionately known as “Manong Senon.” Originally from Caloocan City, Manong Senon has made CCDC his home since beginning his employment as the school’s caretaker.
Having a place to call home provides security, stability, and a sense of belonging. Through on-campus accommodation, CCDC helps address Manong Senon’s housing needs while allowing him to remain close to the facilities entrusted to his care. This arrangement reflects the college’s recognition that employee welfare includes not only workplace conditions but also access to suitable housing.
As school caretaker, Manong Senon contributes to maintaining campus facilities and attending to concerns related to the school’s water supply. Water is essential to sanitation, cleaning, and the daily needs of students, faculty, and employees. His presence within the campus supports his connection to these essential services and the school’s daily operations.
CCDC’s provision of accommodation demonstrates how institutional support can benefit both employees and the school community. By providing a place to live, the college recognizes the contribution of personnel whose work helps sustain a clean, functional, and conducive learning environment.
Manong Senon’s experience highlights the importance of recognizing non-teaching employees whose efforts often take place behind the scenes. His continued residence within the campus reflects a relationship built through service, support, and belonging.
For Manong Senon, CCDC is truly a “Home Away from Home”—a place where he finds accommodation, continues his service, and contributes to the welfare of the school community.
His story reflects a simple but meaningful principle: supporting the people who care for the institution is also a way of caring for the institution itself.
