President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed three new officials in the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
CHED announced the appointment of three new officials, which included a former President of a state university in Iloilo.
The President appointed Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) President Raul Muyong, Corinna Frances Cabanilla and Dr. Christine Ferrer as Directors IV of CHED.
“I congratulate and welcome our three new CHED officials. They all come with impressive academic credentials and expertise that will help CHED implement its mandates and priorities under the Marcos administration,” said CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera.
Muyong earned his Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree major in Educational Management from the West Visayas State University in March 1997; Master of Science in Industrial Education major in Educational Management from Western Visayas College of Science and Technology in April 1991; and his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education degree from the same institution in April 1986 where he graduated as Magna Cum Laude.
He is a two-term President of ISAT U and is responsible for the rapid improvement of ISAT U particularly in science and technology programs, including impressive performance in the licensure examination in Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
He led the panel that crafted the first-ever PSG on Industrial Technology and is a member of the CHED Technical Panel for Teacher Education (TPTE) -Technical Committee for Technical and Technology and Livelihood Education and CHED Technical Panel for Engineering and Technology (TPET) Technical Committee for Industrial Technology. Under his leadership, ISAT U has served as the Zonal Center that handles the promotion/reclassification of faculty members in Region 6.
His participation in the reformulation and revision of the promotion/reclassification system in SUCs paved the way for the signing of the DBM-CHED Joint Circular No. 03, series of 2022 that revised and updated the two-decade long reclassification system.
Cabanilla serves as Director-in-Charge of the local graduate scholarship programs of CHED that provides opportunities for faculty members to finish their masters and doctoral degrees.
She is also the Representative of the CHED Chairman in the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) which sets the policy direction and implementation of Fulbright Scholarships for Filipinos, CHED representative for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) National Technical and Selection Committee on Science and Technology Scholarships. She was originally connected with the UP NCPAG Center for Policy and Executive Development.
Ferrer, on the other hand, is a faculty of the College of Education of the Tarlac Agricultural University and currently serves as the Director for External Linkages and International Affairs (ELIA) and the University Graduate Program Coordinator. She finished her Bachelor of Secondary Education, Master of Arts in Education and Doctor of Education, Major in Educational Management at the Pangasinan State University.
With her assistance, TAU embarked on an aggressive internationalization program that resulted in TAU to be the first public university to be included in the Times Impact Ranking in 2021 and the best performing Philippine HEI in student mobility at the WURI for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023.
All three new directors are expected to play important roles in the campaign of CHED to ensure access and equity to quality higher education under the Marcos administration.
(SIGNED)
J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III, DPA
Chairman
Commission on Higher Education
Philippines