Author Archives: Anjo Tuban

BED Training of New Chairs

Basic Education Training of New Chairs Fourteen accreditors attended training for prospective team chairs that the PAASCU Elementary,Secondary, and Basic Education Commissions conducted last August 19, 2022.Mr. Ricardo R. Palo, Executive Director, gave the opening remarks and identified the responsibilitieschairpesons have with its many stakeholders, including the survey team members, the schoolundergoing a site visit,…

HEI Training of New Chairs

The training for new team chairs of the various tertiary education programs, graduate education, and medical education was delivered by PAASCU on July 22, 2022, with the participation of 32 accreditors. The half-day event began with an opening prayer provided by Dr. Joy Zapata, followed by Mr. Ricardo Palo, the Executive Director, who gave a…

HEI Training of New Accreditors

A training session for potential accreditors of tertiary level programs was held on July 15, 2022, by the Commissions on Tertiary Education, Information Technology Education, Engineering and Architecture, Graduate Education, and Basic Medical Education of PAASCU. The day began with an opening prayer followed by a welcome statement by the president of the PAASCU Board…

RETOOLING OF HEI ACCREDITORS

The PAASCU Higher Education Commissions conducted a retooling session for its accreditors via Zoom on July 8, 2022. The workshop was organized to introduce accreditors to the new standards-based tool required in SY 2023–2024, attended by 240 accreditors. The primary speaker, Prof. Leonida Africa, Chair of the Commission on Tertiary Education, gave an overview of…

ORIENTATION ON THE BLENDED MODALITY

PAASCU introduced its member institutions to the blended modality of accreditation visits. Since most schools are already considering different modalities, the blended approach has been developed. The PAASCU Board of Trustees approved the guidelines for the blended modality of accreditation visits for programs in basic education and higher education during its meeting on May 27,…

ORIENTATION FOR SCHOOLS

Institutions interested in PAASCU accreditation received orientation last June 29, 2022, for BED institutions which 31 school administrators attended, and July 11, 2022, for HEI and Medical institutions, which 68 school administrators attended. Mr. Ricardo Palo, Executive Director of PAASCU, discussed the idea of accreditation and how it is practiced in the country, as well…

PAASCU Secretariat in Tagaytay City.

The PAASCU Secretariat enjoyed a day of rest and recreation from June 30 to July 1, 2022, in Tagaytay City.

Retooling of BED Accreditors

The PAASCU Basic Education Commissions held a half-day retooling session for its accreditors on the new standards-based instrument on June 23, 2022.  The activity was participated in by 230 accreditors. The day started with a prayer followed by a welcome message from the PAASCU Executive Director, Mr. Ricardo R. Palo.  Mr. Palo thanked the accreditors…

QS World University Rankings 2023

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023 was released on June 8, 2022, andidentified the best 1,400 universities worldwide. Six indicators were used in assessing the universities:academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), faculty/student ratio (20%), citations per faculty(20%), international faculty ratio (5%), and international student ratio (5%).Four universities from the country were included: the…

Thank you very much!,  Dr. Antonio E. Batomalaque

We are saddened by the demise of Dr. Antonio E. Batomalaque who served PAASCU as an accreditor for the tertiary and graduate education programs since 2011. We are grateful for his dedicated service to PAASCU and to quality education. Our condolences and prayers to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.