REPUBLIC OF THE

CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY

ANNOUNCEMENT from the Secretary of the Board of Regents and of the University

The Normal University Board of Regents, after having elected through secret ballot from three qualified applicants for the CNU Presidency, appointed Dr Filomena T. Dayagbil, Dean of the CNU College of Teacher Education, as CNU President for a term of four years effective February 2, 2017 until February 1, 2021.

Dr Dayagbil is the national president of the Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) and national executive vice president of the State Universities and Colleges Teachers Educators Association (SUCTEA). She sits as a member of CHED's technical committee on Elementary and Secondary Education and is a trustee of the Federation of Higher Education Associations.

She finished Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with English as her area of concentration, cum laude, from St. Theresa's College, . She later earned both of her graduate degrees – Doctor of Education major in Educational Management in 2003 and Master of Arts in Education major in Teaching English as a Second Language in 1992 at Cebu Normal University.

Dr Dayagbil sees Cebu Normal University as a leading research university of education in Asia and the Pacific Region and set a mission to develop globally competitive professionals, innovative practitioners and lifelong learners who contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the development of progressive communities. The university's strategic directions during her term include sustaining quality and relevance, enhancing research development and innovation, digitization and automation of operations, engaging in linkages and maximizing resource generation and utilization.

Dr Leodinito Y. Cañete Cebu City February 2, 2017

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