2 President’s Report Dr. Caroline Marian Santos-Enriquez

was repealed. And one of the argu- been granted to us. ments used to repeal stated that “Private education is not merely an PACU has also been contin- adjunct of public education but its ually collaborating with CHED and counterpart, on an equal plane, in the DepEd in the implementation of the mission to educate the youth.” K-12 Law and the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Law, RA Fast forward to 2018, we have 10931. And more so PACU, through evolved our educational systems, its member schools have been con- In retrospect, the challenges tweaked and re-organized govern- sistent partners of the government in in the Philippine Educational System ment educational agencies, created the implementation of its various pro- remain the same, but now they come new divisions within the system, cre- grams. clothed with a veneer of sophistica- ated more rules and policies and have tion. established more private schools and Part of the work that we public schools. Amidst a more com- have accomplished in these past five In the Spanish era, education plex educational landscape, where months included the holding of two in the was mostly delivered government-funded state universities academic management seminars for by the sectarian missionary schools and local and private educa- our member schools, the first one which technically could be considered tional institutions co-exist in the same was held last October 23-24 in Phil- as private schools. In the encomien- geographical location; we face the ippine Women’s University entitled “ da time, there was a semblance of same challenges as those during the Making K-12 Work “ with over 101 at- government support to the sectarian post -war American period. tendees. The second seminar “The Art schools directly or indirectly through and Practice of Deanship” was held a share in either the tributes collect- We ask the same questions, last November 26-27 at Our Lady of ed by the encomenderos or awarded seek solutions for the same issues Fatima University-Pampanga had over properties during this time. and continue the work for comple- 226 participants. For the first time in mentarity between the private and PACU history, both seminars featured In the course of the American public educational institutions as well live- streaming to our participants era, the sectarian schools that pre- as concrete and sustainable govern- in Cebu hosted by Cebu Institute of viously enjoyed some form of gov- ment support. Technology- University. ernment assistance were denied this privilege; under the principle of sep- We, at PACU have consistently Position papers that we filed aration between Church and State, pushed for these advocacies that will for and in behalf of private education which stipulates that subsidy in any redound to promoting delivery of included among others: form to private education under sec- quality education, assist in crafting tarian ownership was constitution- policies that will provide for equitable 1.) House bill # 8083 (Tra- ally prohibited. It was also a period government support to private sector baho Bill) where we re-iterated the of flux, where many of the enacted through UNIFAST as represented by following: legislative measures had beneficial ef- Dr. Vincent Fabella and since August - The 1987 Constitution is un- fects in that it helped organized and 2018, the PACU board and other equivocal about the complementary established structures but at the same school presidents have dialogued with roles of public and private education, time, too prescriptive. around 14 congressmen, speakers and about the application of taxation and government officials. We have to the educational system. In the late ‘50s, R.A. #74 consistently explained to them the which imposed a one percent tax on nuances on how much the private ed- - That private education - rec- all tuition fees of private schools for ucation sector has contributed to the ognized as critical to the development the support of the additional person- development of our nation and the of the Philippines is a heavily regulat- nel of the Bureau of Private Schools minimal government support that has ed industry with at least three gov- 3 ernment bodies overseeing quality: of tuition fees. The number of bene- consider raising the income tax brack- the DepEd, CHED and TESDA. We ficiaries shall be at least ten percent ets for tax exemptions not only for the also emphasized that in the matters ( 10% ) of the total paying freshmen minimum wage workers but also for of regulation particularly on estab- students. the rank and file employees. lishment, recognition and operation of HEI’s, the brunt of compliance falls 3.) Senate Bill # 1826. (An Indeed, through time, the call heavily on the private educational in- Act Strengthening Workers’ right for greater government recognition stitutions compared to the public edu- to security of tenure) We signified and support for the private education cational institutions. the necessity of retaining the 3 year sector that has contributed so much probationary period for faculty in or- to the development of our nation is a - Government policies over the der to fully determine whether the common thread that is interwoven in past decades have reduced the Con- faculty has acquired competency and our history. It is a constant challenge stitutional mandate of complementa- mastery of the subjects he/she teach- that besets private education and re- rity. Section 7B of HB 8083 will likely es. quires innovation and collaboration on continue the trend and thus should be the part of our school leaders in order rethought. 4) We also filed a position pa- to maintain our edge and viability. per with the NCR regional Tripartite 2.) House bill # 181 ( An act wages and productivity board oppos- On a lighter note allow me, instituting Free Higher Education ing the Php 334.00 across the board on behalf of the PACU board, to ex- for Indigent students) through CO- wage increase for all workers in the tend our well-wishes to all of you for COPEA, is strongly opposed because NCR. We proposed the payment of a Blessed Christmas and a Grace-filled it would require private higher institu- allowances (COLA) and exempting year ahead. tions to admit indigent students, free these from income taxation and to PRRD appoints De Vera CHED Chairman and has served as Professor of Public resident Rodrigo Roa P Administration since 1993. He spe- Duterte has appointed Commission- cialized in Higher Education Admin- er Dr. J. Prospero “Popoy” E. De Vera istration at the Rossier School of Ed- III as Chairman of the Commission in ucation of the University of Southern Higher Education (CHED) to serve un- California (USC), as a Fulbright Hays til 21 July 2022. De Vera has served Visiting Scholar from 1990-1992. He as CHED Commissioner since Sep- was a Senior Fulbright Visiting Profes- tember 13, 2016 and was designated sor/Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Uni- CHED Officer in Charge by Executive versity in Baltimore, Maryland in 2000 Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea last to 2001. De Vera was the first-ever January 24, 2018 when former Chair- CHED Commissioner who openly sup- person Patricia Licuanan resigned. He ported the Free Tuition bill pending in is also currently the official spokes- Congress in 2016 because it was an person of the Commission. election promise of President Duterte. higher education.” De Vera said. De CHED’s biggest mandate is the im- Before joining the Duterte Vera is a known strong advocate for plementation of Republic Act 10931, administration, De Vera was UP Vice increasing state subsidy for higher President Duterte’s most important President for Public Affairs from 2011- education and has shepherded the social justice program – Free Higher 2016. He was also an internationally formulation of the IRR of RA 10931 Education. recognized political analyst and opin- and the fast tracking of its implemen- ion maker who hosted two programs tation. With his extensive experience “I am humbled and challenged on ABS-CBN: No Filter with now De- and long-term commitment and ded- by the trust and confidence given to partment of Foreign Affairs Secretary ication to public service, the agency’s me by President Duterte. I prom- Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin, Jr. and thrust, the Universal Access to Quality ise to diligently and conscientiously Turo Turo with Jing Castaneda. De Tertiary Education, will be successfully do whatever is necessary to ensure Vera obtained his BA History and Doc- implemented. the successful implementation of RA tor of Public Administration degrees 10931 and all reforms necessary in from the University of the Philippines 4 TO RANK OR NOT TO RANK, THAT IS THE QUESTION Ma. Cristina D. Padolina Centro Escolar University

Question Number 1. The pri- in 1986, was 83rd overall in the QS vate universities in the Philippines World University Rankings 2019 and that are in the QS World University 12th best in the QS Asia University Rankings, DLSU and ADMU, charge Ranking 2017-2018. POSTECH is a the highest fees in the Philippines. privately run institution established The University of the Philippines, the by POSCO, one of the world’s lead- premier state university in the coun- ing steel companies, for the purpose try, no longer charge fees but if one of providing advanced education for were to do a calculation of the equiv- budding engineers and laying the alent fees, it would probably come out groundwork for future technological higher. The question then is, will we development. POSTECH has certainly have to double, or use an even higher shown the world academic commu- multiple, to our fees in CEU to cov- nity that with a clear vision, a deter- er the expenses necessary to get our mination backed by the infusion of University ranked? resources, a world-leading university can be built and earn recognition in a I expect that part of the an- few decades. Centro Escolar University host- swer will be that mere increase in fees ed the second part of the International will not do it. What would be impor- Another young university that Deans Course Southeast Asia 2018/19 tant is what we will do with the in- has broken into the ranks of the top organized by The German Academic creased revenue. universities is the Hongkong Univer- Exchange Service sity of Science and (DAAD), the Ger- Is there an alternative to rankings in Technology. Though man Rectors’ Con- order for a university to gain global recognition? younger by 5 years ference (HRK), the it is ranked even Centre for Higher higher than POS- Education (CHE) Question Number 2. Does the TECH. and the University of Applied Scienc- age of the university matter? Among es Osnabrück. One topic taken up in the top 10 universities worldwide in Question No 3. Is a university’s the course is the ranking of higher the QS system are ancient universi- rank determined solely by the univer- education institutions and included in ties—Oxford is so old it cannot even sity’s own initiative or does govern- the program was a panel discussion remember its foundation year, Cam- ment policy and support figure? Does where I was invited to participate. bridge is more than 800 years old and the Philippine government have a role Harvard is more than 380. Among the in getting Philippine universities in the Given that CEU is not included universities in the Philippines that find top 100 ranking? in any of top three global ranking sys- themselves in the lists is the Universi- tems — Academic Ranking of World ty of Santo Tomas that celebrated its The declarations of leaders of Universities (ARWU), also known as quadricentennial in 2011. some nations may be telling. In the Shanghai Ranking, the Times High- THE World University Rankings web- er Education (THE) World Univer- I don’t think CEU can use age site we read: “In Russia, for example, sity Rankings and the Quacquarelli as an excuse for not being in the list. President Vladimir Putin has made it Symonds (QS) World University Rank- It is older than the University of the a key policy objective to move five ings — I thought that I could partici- Philippines (by a year) and De la Salle Russian universities into the top 100 pate best in the panel by asking ques- University (by four years). of the Times Higher Education World tions on thinking about becoming part University by 2020. In Japan, Presi- of these rankings. The following are The Pohang University of Sci- dent Shinzo Abe has said that there the questioned I posed. ence and Technology or POSTECH, should be 10 Japanese universities in established less than 35 years ago the world top 100 by 2023.” 5

By their statements, these na- It was found that the universi- able to continue to foster a campus tional leaders seem to consider that ty had contacted a host of mathema- environment that emphasizes val- the ranking of their universities is a ticians whose work was highly cited ues-based curricular and co-curricular matter of national pride if not a mat- and had offered them $72,000 each initiatives? ter of economic advantage and com- to serve as adjunct faculty. Part of the petitiveness. deal was that the mathematicians had I would be lying if I said that to work three weeks a year in the uni- I don’t care if CEU is ranked or not. The effect of government in- versity. The university would fly them But we also need to be realistic and trusion is being debated in the case of there, business class and put them assess if getting ranked is something POSTECH, the very young university up at a five-star hotel. But they were we can realistically attain. The Times that broke into the top ranks of uni- required to change their affiliation on Higher Education World Universi- versity ranking within a little over two the Thomson Reuters academic cita- ty Rankings, has listed key features decades of its founding. In a chapter tion website, a key reference for the about what constitutes a top-200 uni- in the book The Road To Academic U.S. News rankings. That meant the versity. It includes a student-staff ra- Excellence, Byung Shik Rhee wrote university could claim the publica- tio of almost 12 to one; about a fifth about POSTECH and posed the di- tions of their new adjunct faculty as of staff are international; about the lemma brought about by government its own. And since citations were one same proportion of international stu- support and intervention: of the algorithm’s primary inputs, the dents; and four out of every ten re- university soared in the rankings. search papers published have at least In some respects, the gov- one international co-author. Serious, ernment’s financial support can be Although a university can very serious money would be needed validated as a contributor to the game the rankings, it has been shown to attain these features. In 2009 the growth of POSTECH into a research that the ranking gained through such operating budget of POSTECH was university. However, it is impossible behavior is not sustainable. The ma- USD220 M (that’s PHP11B) and an to disregard the negative aspects of nipulations are soon discovered and endowment of USD 2 billion (PHP100 the government’s contribution, which an even lower university reputation B). If CEU were to get all of its op- have restricted the university’s auton- may result. erating expenses from tuition and omy by inducing participation in the fees, that would mean collecting fees government’s chosen strategic fields Question No 5. CEU’s philos- amounting to PhP550,000 per student of study or by interfering in univer- ophy is Ciencia y Virtud, which we per year for a student population of sity management. Whether these translate into Science and Virtue. 20,000. lasting changes, as corollaries of gov- We aim to develop in our students, ernmental interventions, will benefit competence in their profession and a Given these aforementioned POSTECH remains unclear. If the gov- research-based approach to solving questions, my last question would be: ernment relies overly on a regulatory problems and at the same time the Is there an alternative to rankings in role, the changes could well hold back character and values to live with in- order for a university to gain global the university’s potential growth. tegrity and a mission for the common recognition? good. Can we retain this philosophy Question No. 4. Can the rank- while aiming to get into the list of ing results be influenced like the elec- ranked universities? Will we be able to tion results in the US in 2016 were continue to in- supposedly manipulated? Unfortu- corporate pol- nately, yes and it has been tried. icies and prac- tices that give In a 2014 U.S. News ranking students first- of global universities, the mathemat- hand experience ics department at a university in the with issues that Middle East landed in seventh place, the larger soci- right behind Harvard. Only two years ety is grappling old, it surged ahead of several giants with through of mathematics, including Cambridge community in- and MIT. Someone got suspicious and volvement and decided to investigate. service learn- ing? Will we be 6 PACU’s Changing of the Guards Fabian B. Quitales Secretary Engr. Bernard Nicolas E. Villamor Cebu Institute of Technology-University

Treasurer Ms. Laurice Faye R. Juarez Capitol University

Trustees

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Dr. Vicente K. Fabella (VP for NCR) Jose University

Rev. Fr. Marcelo V. Manimtim, CM Cong. Salceda (extreme left) led the induction of the 2018-2020 PACU Executive Committee namely (L-R) Dr. Benitez, Engr. Villamor, Dr. Enriquez, Mr. Tamayo and Ms. Juarez

its roster of institutional membership Dr. Caroline Marian S. En- Dr. Ma. Cristina D. Padolina from all over the country with a total riquez, President of the Our Lady of Centro Escolar University aggregate enrolment of approximate- Fatima University, is the newly elected ly 683,000 as of last school year. President of the Philippine Association Dr. Michael M. Alba of Colleges and Universities (PACU), Pres. Enriquez, will be saddled having been unanimously elected dur- left and right with the ongoing chal- ing its Organizational Meeting on July Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea lenging issues and concerns that cut 27, 2018 at the Old Swiss Inn, Olym- Mapua University across the sea of private education’s pia Function Room, Somerset Olympia reason for being in its relationship Building in Makati City. Dr. Caroline Marian S. Enriquez with the government education agen- Our Lady of Fatima University cies (CHED, DepEd, PRC, among oth- For four straight school ers) and the Legislative Chambers of years now, from SY2012-2014 up to Dr. Jose Francisco B. Benitez the House of Representatives and the SY2018-2020, the women presidents Philippine Women’s University Senate. of PACU’s member higher education institutions will have handled the reins Dr. Elizabeth Quirino-Lahoz Squarely behind the newly of PACU at its longest for the first time Technological Institute of the Philippines in its 85 years history. It started with elected PACU President, to ably assist Dr. Patricia Bustos-Lagunda of Baliuag her in steering the fate of PACU in her Dr. Ester A. Garcia University (SY2012-2014), Dr. Karen two school-year term, are the Execu- Belina De Leon of Misamis University tive Committee and the Members of (SY2014-2016), Dr. Dhanna Bautis- the Board of Trustees comprised of LUZON ta-Rodas of the University of Baguio the following university presidents, as follows: (SY2016-2018) and now, Dr. Caroline Dr. Patricia Bustos-Lagunda (VP for Luzon) Marian S. Enriquez of the Our Lady of Baliuag University Fatima University (SY 2018-2020.) 1st Vice President Mr. Anthony Jose M. Tamayo Dr. Peter P. Laurel PACU, is the oldest private University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Lyceum of the Philippines education association in the country University - Batangas having been established in 1932 and 2nd Vice President with some of the biggest colleges and Dr. Jose Francisco B. Benitez Mrs. Naila E. Leveriza universities that now number 191 in Philippine Women’s University Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Inc. 7 Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM Bautista-Rodas, received her Plaque St. Louis University The newly elected Officers of Recognition from the incoming and Board of Trustees of the Associ- President, Dr. Enriquez, where she Dr. Zorba Bnn R. Bautista ation, were formally inducted into Of- was assisted by former PACU Pres- University of Baguio fice at the Bohol Function Room of the idents, Dr. Patricia B. Lagunda, Dr. EDSA Shangri-la Hotel on August 31, Karen Belina Feliciano-De Leon, and Mr. Anthony Jose M. Tamayo 2018 with the Hon. Joey Sarte Salce- Dr. Vicente K. Fabella. After which, University of Perpetual Help System da as inducting officer. Cong. Salce- she thanked all the PACU Officers and da was one of the principal authors Trustees and the member-schools in VISAYAS of R.A. No. 10931, otherwise known assisting her, technically and morally, as the “Universal Access to Quality on her daunting and very challenging Atty. Augusto W. Go (VP for Visayas) Tertiary Education Act of 2018,” and term. University of Cebu Vice-Chairman of the HORs Commit- tee on Ways and Means. Another highlight of the event Engr. Bernard Nicolas E. Villamor was the symbolic turn-over of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University In his keynote, Cong. Salceda PACU Presidency where Dr. Rodas presented a comprehensive cover- handed over the PACU Flag to the Dr. Victoriano B. Tirol III age of the economic condition of the new PACU President. University of Bohol country’s education sector in his talk on the TRABAHO Bill (HB No. 8083) After which, Pres. Caroline Dr. Chito B. Salazar which was very timely because the Marian S. Enriquez, delivered her ac- University of Iloilo induction and turn-over ceremonies ceptance speech where she highlight- was attended by the presidents and ed her plans and programs for the MINDANAO other high-ranking officers of the oth- next into years of her term. She like- er member-associations of COCOPEA, wise humbly solicited the moral and Dr. Guillermo P. Torres, Jr. (VP for Mindanao) such as Dr. Pio Baconga, COCOPEA technical support of the PACU officers University of Mindanao Chairman and ACSCU President; Fr. and trustees as well as the whole Joel Tabora SJ., CEAP President; Dr. PACU community. Ms. Laurice Faye R. Juarez Lourdes Sese, PAPSCU President and Capitol University COCOPEA Vice-Chairwoman; Dr. Jose Dr. Vicente K. Fabella, host of Paolo Campus, PAPSCU President the induction and oath taking cere- Dr. Karen Belina Feliciano-De Leon Emeritus; and presidents of PACU monies, led the wine toast as a sign Misamis University member-schools. of love and support to the new PACU President, the rest of the PACU Exec- Dr. Evelyn Abellera-Magno At this juncture, the former utive Committee and members of the Rizal Memorial Colleges PACU President, Dr. Dhanna Kerina Board of Trustees. 8 POINT OF INFORMATION Dean Antonio H. Abad, Jr. and Dean Anna Maria “Ada” D. Abad operate and exist as an educational insti- could not have been illegally dismissed tution, with rooms, buildings, and facilities upon the expiration of their respective last to maintain, the latter could not dispense valid and binding fixed term employment with Pontesor’s services which are neces- contracts with petitioner. sary and desirable to the business of peti- tioner. The Court of Appeals reversed the NLRC ruling and, accordingly, reinstat- On the other hand, while the Uni- ed that of the Labor Arbiter, affirming that versity admitted that it repeatedly hired Pontesor et al wre regular employees. It Pontesor, et al. in different capacities held that Pontesor, et al. cannot be con- throughout the aforesaid years, it never- sidered as merely fixed term or project theless maintained that they were merely employees, considering that: (a) they per- hired on a per-project basis, as evidenced formed work that is necessary and desir- by numerous Contractual Employee Ap- able to petitioner’s business, as evidenced pointments (CEAs) signed by them. In by their repeated rehiring and petitioner’s this regard, the University pointed out continuous need for their services; and that each of the CEAs that Pontesor, et (b) the specific undertaking or project for 2017 – 2018 SUPREME COURT al. signed defined the nature and term of which they were employed were not clear CASES AFFECTING EDUCATIONAL the project to which they are assigned, as the project description set forth in their INSTITUTIONS and that each contract was renewable in respective CEAs were either too general or the event the project remained unfinished too broad. CASE NO. 1: UNIVERSITY OF SANTO upon the expiration of the specified term. TOMAS v. SAMAHANG MANGGAGA- Issue: WA NG UST, GR No. 184262, 24 April How the case went up to the Supreme 2017, J. Perlas-Bernabe. Court: Whether Pontesor et. al., as car- penters and other maintenance men, are Question: Are carpenters and similar per- The Labor Arbiter ruled in favor of regular employees of the University. sonnel who are repeatedly hired by the Pontesor et. al., that they had become reg- University, regular employees or project ular employees, and accordingly, ordered Supreme Court Ruling: employees? the University to reinstate them to their former jobs with full backwages and with- Yes. Pontesor et. al. are regular Facts of the case: out loss of seniority rights. The LA found employees of the University. that Pontesor, et al. should be deemed as The instant case stemmed from a petitioner’s regular employees, consider- In the case at bar, a review of complaint for regularization and illegal dis- ing that: (a) they have rendered at least Pontesor, et al.’s respective CEAs reveal missal filed by the Samahang Manggaga- one (1) year of service to petitioner as that petitioner repeatedly rehired them for wa ng UST and Pontesor, et al. against the its employees; (b) the activities for which various positions in the nature of mainte- University before the NLRC. On various they were hired for are vital or inherently nance workers, such as laborer, mason, periods spanning the years 1990-1999, indispensable to the maintenance of the painter, tinsmith, electrician, carpenter, the University repeatedly hired Pontesor buildings or classrooms where petitioner’s and welder, for various periods spanning and several others to perform various classes were held; and (c) their CEAs were the years 1990-1999. While it can be ar- maintenance duties within its campus, i.e., contrived to preclude them from obtaining gued that Pontesor, et al.’s nature of work as laborer, mason, tinsmith, painter, electri- security of tenure. are not necessary and desirable to peti- cian, welder, carpenter. tioner’s usual business as an educational On appeal however, the National institution, it is clear that their respective Essentially, the Union insisted Labor Relations Commission reversed the cumulative periods of employment as per that in view of Pontesor’s and the other Labor Arbiter’s decision, and dismissed the their respective CEAs each exceed one (1) personnel’s performance of such mainte- complaint. The NLRC found that Ponte- year. Thus, Pontesor, et al. fall under the nance tasks throughout the years, they sor, et al. cannot be considered regular second category of regular employees un- should be deemed regular employees of employees as they knowingly and volun- der Article 295 of the Labor Code. Accord- petitioner. The Union further argued that tarily entered into fixed term contracts of ingly, they should be deemed as regular for as long as the University continues to employment with petitioner. As such, they employees but only with respect to the 9 activities for which they were hired and for through the CEAs, merely attempted to After the physical inventory of as long as such activities exist. compartmentalize Pontesor, et al.’s various notebooks in the stockroom; request of tasks into purported “projects” so as to pertinent documents, records and data; In this relation, the Court clari- make it appear that they were hired on a invitation of resource persons (a lawyer fies that Pontesor, et al. were not project per-project basis. and two certified public accountants); and employees of University, who were validly interviews of school officials and person- terminated upon the completion of their Verily, the Court cannot counte- nel, as well as concerned individuals, Gar- respective projects/undertakings. nance this practice as to do so would effec- cia was later on found liable by the two tively permit the University to avoid hiring committees in the oversupply of the note- According to jurisprudence, the permanent or regular employees by sim- books, and recommended the dismissal of principal test for determining whether ply hiring them on a temporary or casual Garcia. particular employees are properly charac- basis, thereby violating the employees’ se- terized as “project[­-based] employees” as curity of tenure relative to their jobs. The LSQC through Fr. Acuin, thus distinguished from “regular employees,” is charged her for loss of trust and confi- whether or not the employees were as- CASE NO. 2: LOURDES SCHOOL dence, gross incompetence, and serious signed to carry out a “specific project or QUEZON CITY VS. GARCIA, G.R. No. misconduct, and required Garcia to give a undertaking,” the duration (and scope) 213128, 07 February 2018, J. Peral- written explanation why she should not be of which were specified at the time they ta. dismissed. were engaged for that project. The project could either be (1) a particular job or un- Question: In terminating an employee In her written explanation, Garcia dertaking that is within the regular or usu- for loss of trust and confidence, must the denied her culpability, alleging that she al business of the employer company, but breach of trust be willfully done? was in fact the one who discovered the which is distinct and separate, and identifi- excessive supply of notebooks and had able as such, from the other undertakings Facts: its delivery and payment stopped and un- of the company; or (2) a particular job or der-remittance in book sale. undertaking that is not within the regular Petitioner Lourdes School Quezon business of the corporation. City, Inc. (LSQC) is a non-stock, non-profit Not withstanding her explanation, educational institution offering elementa- Lourdes School – QC dismissed her. The In order to safeguard the rights ry and high school education. Prior to the School alleged that Garcia exactly knew of workers against the arbitrary use of the termination of her service, respondent Luz how much the inventory of notebooks at word “project” to prevent employees from V. Garcia (Garcia) was its Chief Accountant any given time and yet they repeatedly attaining a regular status, employers claim- and Head of the Accounting Office. gave false information to Fr. Ala in order to ing that their workers are project[-based] manipulate its purchase in favor of a sup- employees should not only prove that the In 2010, Fr. Acuin, of plier. As to the irregularities in the book duration and scope of the employment LSQC, issued a Memorandum creating two sale, the School asserted that Garcia obvi- was specified at the time they were en- committees to investigate on the possible ously knew about the modus operandi of gaged, but also, that there was indeed a irregularities in the purchase of notebooks De Leon and Costales. project. and the sale of textbooks in the school. The first committee looked into the over- Thus, Garcia filed this case for ille- As aptly held by the Court of Ap- supply of notebooks, while the second gal termination. peals, Pontesor, et al. could not be consid- committee was to examine the missing ered as project employees because the proceeds of the booksale. Garcia, as one How the case went up to the Supreme specific undertakings or projects for which of the employees subject of the investiga- Court: they were employed were not clearly de- tions, was requested to submit a written lineated. This is evidenced by the vague- report/statement on the matter. Labor Arbiter dismissed the com- ness of the project descriptions set forth In a letter dated 01 October 2010, Fr. Anto- plaint for lack of merit, and ruled that on in their respective CEAs, which states that nio Ala (Ala), Treasurer of LSQC, instructed the basis of the testimonies of the School they were tasked “to assist” in various car- Garcia to turn-over all the money and oth- officials, Garcia as the head of -the Ac pentry, electrical, and masonry work. er financial resources of the school. Gar- counting office was truly negligent in the In fact, when the aforesaid CEAs cia immediately complied by giving back performance of her functions. The Nation- are pieced together, it appears that during the passbooks, certificates and receipts of al Labor Relations Commission sustained the years 1990 to 1999, Pontesor, et al. placements and post-dated checks issued the ruling of the LA were each engaged to perform all-around by parents for payment of tuition fees as maintenance services throughout the var- well as the passbook of Lourdes Church’s However, the Court of Appeals ious facilities/installations in petitioner’s placement in a bank. reversed the decision, finding that there campus. Thus, it seems that petitioner, was grave abuse of discretion on the part 10

of the NLRC as its findings of fact upon bility therefor was not supported by sub- The Court agreed with petition- which its conclusion was based were not stantial evidence. She did not commit any er that Garcia was somehow remiss in supported by substantial evidence. act that was dishonest, deceitful or morally her duties as Chief Accountant of LSQC. perverse. She did not use her authority to Admittedly, she should have been more On the oversupply of notebooks, misappropriate the proceeds of the sale of circumspect in closely supervising Salas, it does not appear from the records that notebooks and derive benefits therefrom. particularly in monitoring and coun- Garcia recommended the purchase of She did not alter or tamper financial data. ter-checking his job with respect to the 44,000 thin and thick notebooks which re- Her financial analyses and evaluations inventory-taking of notebooks and the sulted in its oversupply. While she told Fr. were based on those supplied by her sub- safekeeping of unused school-issued OR Ala that it was time to order notebooks as ordinates. Moreover, it made no sense for booklets. Nevertheless, for lack of ma- the enrollment was nearing, she did not her to engage in anomalous transactions licious intent or fraud, her negligence or suggest the number of notebooks to be after spending 25 years in service wherein carelessness is not a justifiable ground to ordered for the next school year – such she had not been charged by the school impose the ultimate penalty of dismissal was the responsibility of another person with any infraction or complaint as regards from employment. Loss of trust and confi- Salas. The specific school policy, rules or the dence stems from a breach of trust found- regulations or manual stating that it was ed on a dishonest, deceitful or fraudulent her duty to advise Fr. Ala as to the correct Issue: act (Lima Land, Inc., et al. v. Cuevas, 635 number of books to be ordered was nei- Phil. 36, 47-50 [2010]). ther furnished nor presented. Whether Garcia was validly dismissed In the absence of substantial ev- As regards the alleged laxity of Supreme Court Ruling: idence to prove otherwise, the Court was Garcia in accountability control and mon- constrained to find that Garcia did not itoring, which made way to the pilferage NO, Garcia was illegally terminat- commit the accusations against her. Nei- of unused ORs and caused the irregular- ed. The School failed to discharge the ther did she knowingly use her authority ities in the book sale, the CA found no buden of proof in showing that the dis- to misappropriate school fund or property definitive proof that the receipts used by missal of the Garcia was for just cause. nor did she abuse the trust reposed in her De Leon and Costales were the unused There must, therefore, be an actual breach by petitioner with respect to her responsi- ORs printed by LSQC but which had not of duty committed by the employee which bility to implement school policies on ac- been turned over. The transfer of custody must be established by substantial evi- counting matters. The most that can be of the unused ORs printed by the school dence. attributed to Garcia is that she was simply from Garcia to Salas and from Salas to the remiss in the performance of her duties. As perpetrators, as well as Garcia’s willful par- Moreover, the loss of trust and this does not automatically demonstrate ticipation or knowledge of the scheme of confidence must be based not on ordinary moral perverseness, it does not constitute theft or that she benefited from it, were breach by the employee of the trust re- dishonest or deceitful conduct that would not established. Her acts of bringing the posed in him by the employer, but, in the justify loss of trust and confidence. matter to the attention of Fr. Ala and ask- language of Article 282 (c) of the Labor ing De Leon to explain the discrepancy in Code, on willful breach. A breach is will- * The authors would like to acknowledge its the book sale and to find the missing funds ful if it is done intentionally, knowingly and legal researcher Mr. Rupert Alfafara III of the hardly indicate gross negligence. While purposely, without justifiable excuse, as Abad Abad and Associates Law Offices, for the there may be some lapses in judgment on distinguished from an act done carelessly, researches on this article. the way she handled the status report on thoughtlessly, heedlessly or inadvertently. the book sale, it does not amount to habit- ual neglect in the absence of other similar In this case, shortcomings. The lapse or inaction could both testimonial and only be regarded as a single or isolated act documentary evidence of negligence that cannot be categorized submitted, the Supreme as habitual. Court did not believe that Garcia had malice Lastly, while it is true that Garcia’s aforethought at the time position involved a high degree of respon- the alleged oversupply of sibility requiring trust and confidence, notebooks and theft in there was failure to establish with certain- the textbook sale were ty the facts upon which the loss of trust being committed. and confidence could be based. While the school lost some funds, Garcia’s responsi- 11 The University Premiere Sybil L. Agreda with a two-storey building on Arlegui today to the concerted effort of the Street, in Quiapo, and the year Bedan community—the Benedictine 1926, it has planted its roots on Men- fathers, Board of Trustees, school ad- diola Street, San Miguel, Manila with ministrators, faculty, office personnel, a three-storey neo-Gothic building, students, and alumni. standing tall on a six-hectare campus. Truly, one of the greatest ac- Los Logros complishments San Beda has ever achieved is getting its full-fledged Uni- But after a century, San Beda versity cap last February 6, 2018 after has gone far and is ever ready to en- the Commission of Higher Educated dure and soar higher. Indeed, it has (CHED) granted its university status. raised the bar of excellence in edu- San Beda’s universityhood, as Fr. Aloy cation, service, and leadership. This puts it, is the product of everyone’s ‘gran exito’ is conceived because of hard work and diligence as it aims to the inspiration that Reverend Father “develop and shape ideals that will Aloysius Ma. A. Maranan, O.S.B. gave. make a positive and lasting impact on Fr. Aloy, who was elected as San Be- our university and the world. “ San Beda creates history by da’s 22nd Rector- President in 2010— being the first Benedictine Catholic and apparently also the last University in Asia. From its modest Rector-President—, is blessed to start En el Estreno de la Universidad roots as a college, San Beda remains an end with his election as the first the institution that continuously real- San Beda University Rector-President. Among others, these are the izes its genuinely Benedictine educa- Needless to say, Fr. Aloy’s leadership pride of San Beda as it premieres as a tional vision as its way of glorifying does not only create a legacy that University: the Lord and serving its people. the future Bedans shall enjoy and reap but it has also brought San Beda 1. Surpassing Challenges. Comenzando more glory and gold. Such outstand- San Beda has transcended the chal- ing leadership was recognized by the lenges of the K+12 program. Con- The founding name of the in- City of Manila through the 2013 Out- sidering the seamless continuum of stitution is Colegio de San Beda, as standing Manilan (Academic Lead- basic education and higher education, decided by the fourteen (14) Spanish ership Award) conferred to Fr. Aloy administrators, faculty members, and Benedictine monks who came to the “for revitalizing San Beda’s Liberal students were provided with enough Philippines in 1895 and were led by Arts program; delivering fine service opportunities to enhance their exper- Fr. Jose Deas, O.S.B., the Abbot of to students; creating linkages and in- tise further, attend local and interna- Monstserrat. The school opened on ternational collaboration with its Asian tional seminars and conferences, and June 17, 1901 with barely 212 stu- and European counterparts, thereby present research outputs as a way of dents enrolled in primaria enseñan- broadening opportunities for the fac- strengthening their engagement and za (grade school) and secundaria ulty and preparing students for global participation especially in the global enseñanza (high school with first two competitiveness; adopting more rel- arena. Last 2016, San Beda Manila years of college). Its commitment evant community service programs and Rizal campuses welcomed the is to form a community as a way of in partnership with NGOs in Metro Senior High School students as their serving the Church, the society, and Manila and neighboring provinces; newest members of the community. the world. From then on, the insti- and establishing the Institutional tution practiced its Christian Benedic- Community Involvement Center as a 2. Keeping at par with others. tine charism in honing young minds, showcase of how an institution can It stood at par with peer colleges and in shaping a peaceful and stable com- help address the need for livelihood, universities as evidenced by the re- munity, and in helping build a bet- scholarship, and paralegal services.” ceipt of the Level 3 Accreditation of ter nation—all for the glory of God! However, for Fr. Aloy, he attributes the Philippine Accreditation Associa- Its beginning was simple. It started whatever success the institution has tion of Schools, Colleges, and Univer- 12

sities (PAASCU), the likely reason for most have reached 300 partnerships tion. The awards and recognitions the marked increase of the enrollment since 2010. This includes the 4-year received by its members in the field in 2014. Moreover, it has opened new Social Enterprise and Economic De- of academics, sports, entertainment, competitive programs—the AB Politi- velopment (SEED) Program in the and community service are manifesta- cal Science, AB English, AB Literature, Philippines, initiated by the Office tions of the institution’s and of every BS in Physical Education, major in of Linkages and International Af- Bedan’s commitment to excellence. Wellness Management, BS Environ- fairs which engages students, facul- As a confirmation of this, last July 11, mental Science, BS Management Ac- ty members, and community leaders 2018, the City of Manila turned over counting, BS Internal Auditing, and in building sustainable businesses or the City Resolution recognizing the in- BS Accounting Information System. projects for the community. In addi- stitution’s role as one of the pillars of All of these are done to reinforce the tion, new offices were created to bet- education in the city since its estab- school’s reputation as a leading school ter the school’s operation and service lishment in 1901. for law, accountancy, entrepreneur- to its stakeholders. The last is the ship and liturgy. institution’s aggressive drive towards Viene el Circulo Completo internationalization and digitization 3. Introducing reforms. It and the making of smart classrooms All these are true manifesta- started several academic reforms for students. With the school’s desire tions of the dreams of the hundreds which include the creation of the Ac- to keep up with the demands in the and thousands of Bedans which are ademic Council, the highest policy tertiary education and to provide op- now fully realized. These, however, making body on matters of quality as- portunities for both the students and are ‘challenging blessings’ that should surance, thematic research agenda, faculty members to participate in the inspire all the more the members of faculty rank, tenure, and promotion. conversation in the global setting, it the Bedan community to fuel their The portfolio of professional chairs has worked its way and has fortunate- steadfast and vibrant spirit in the has been extended. Research grants ly received the International Stand- pursuit for knowledge and peace and and scholarships and the growth of ards Organization (ISO) Certification keep their firm commitment to serve international and national conferenc- that signifies the institution’s quality others as we reach out to a more di- es have been made available as well. management standards in 2017. verse global community. This new There was a vigorous execution of and exciting journey of the University community and outreach programs 4. Sustaining its position. San has begun, and it’s inviting you to hop to and with our partner communities, Beda has maintained and sustained in! agencies, and institutions which al- its standing as an academic institu-

Fernando (OLFU-San Fernando). It Three Milestones Achieved was the first seminar endorsed by CHED Central Office, the CHED Re- in the Conduct of PACU Seminars gion III Office and the region’s pri- Fabian B. Quitales vate education association, such as the Association of Local Colleges and On October 22-23, 2018, The a member of the PACU Board and its Universities (ALCU), the Council of Philippine Association of Colleges Corporate Secretary and Programs Deans for the Colleges and Educa- and Universities (PACU), the oldest Committee Co-Chairperson. tion (CDCE), Central Luzon Associa- private education association in the tion of Private School Administrators country with 191-member colleges Ms. Ma. Theresa Nelia L. Arin- (CLAPSA), Central Luzon Associa- and universities to date, introduced go, CIT-U’s University Relations Of- tion of Higher Education Institutions the first-ever live-streaming coverage ficer, team leader of the Live-Stream- (CLASSHEI), and the Philippine Asso- of its “Seminar on Making K-12 Work” ing Technical Team, partnered with ciation of State Universities and Col- at the Philippine Women’s Universi- Ms. Pia Angela A. Labrador, Deputy leges (PASUC). ty (PWU), beamed live at the Cebu Director of PWU Media Affairs, in the

Institute of Technology-University first-ever live coverage of a PACU Dr. Caroline Marian S. Enri- (CIT-U) in Cebu City. It was attended Seminar. quez, President of OLFU-San Fernan- by more than a hundred participants do and PACU, thought of asking the combined from both venues. The On November 26-27, 2018, endorsements of educational associ- live-streaming broadcast was the a seminar, on “The Art and Practice ations of the “The Art and Practice brainchild of Engr. Bernard E. Villam- of Deanship,” was conducted at the of Deanship,” for its widest dissemi- or, President of CIT-U, who is likewise Our Lady of Fatima University-San 13 nation to all private higher education pate in the open forum and engaged These firsts in the history institutions in Region 3 to enable the the resource speakers to the ques- PACU, 1) the live streaming coverage participation of as many colleges and tion and answer portion of the semi- of seminars, 2) the endorsements of universities, as possible. The innova- nar. It was attended by a record 226 CHED and the local higher education tion will expand the reach in sharing participants (also, a first in the - his associations and 3) the record break- new ideas and learnings in higher tory of PACU seminars) from all over ing number of attendees reached in education that PACU continue to em- the country including region 3 State one seminar, will forever be etched in ulate and advocate. Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Lo- the history of PACU. cal Universities and Colleges (LUCs), The seminar was likewise and non-PACU private higher educa- beamed live at CIT-U where its par- tion institutions. ticipants were able to actively partici-

University of Mindanao Wins Philippine Quality Award for Commitment to Quality Management The University of Mindanao ed its serious commitment to im- Philippine organization or entity can (UM) in the Davao Region has joined provement in order to achieve quali- achieve for performance excellence, an elite of academic institutions in the ty and excellence. It means that the and is by law presented by the Pres- country that have received the prestig- organization has proven to have put ident of the Republic of the Philip- ious Philippine Quality Award (PQA). in place systems and mechanisms for pines. The award is akin to the Mal- The awarding ceremonies was held quality and productivity and is work- colm Baldrige Award in the US and last October 24, 2018 at the Heroes ing towards reaping long-term bene- the EFQM Excellence Model in Europe Hall, Malacanang Palace. UM Presi- fits of the efforts. by recognizing role model companies dent and Chairman of the Board Dr. for business achievements and suc- Guillermo Torres received the award UM is one of the country’s cessful performance strategies. from President . Dr. largest comprehensive academic insti- Torres was accompanied by the uni- tution with more than 42,000 student The other academic institu- versity officials and the board of trus- body from its two campuses in Davao tions that were given PQA recogni- tees during the awarding ceremony. City and six branches located in the tions under another categories for different areas in the region. Also in years 2015-2016 during the cere- UM is the only organization to 2018, UM was accorded an Employ- mony are Lyceum of the Philippine receive the 2017 PQA recognition for er of the Year award for Mindanao by University-Batangas, Colegio de San commitment to quality management, the Peoples Management Association Juan Letran-Calamba, University of and the first academic institution in of the Philippines (PMAP). For seven the Philippines- National Engineering Mindanao to receive such award. This years, it has maintained its ISO 9001 Center and Holy Angel University. category of award is bestowed upon certification from SGS Philippines. an organization that has demonstrat- The PQA is the top honor a 14 BGEN. ANTONIO L. TAMAYO Ph.D RECEIVES GUSI PEACE PRIZE INTERNATIONAL AWARD BGEN. Antonio Laperal Tamayo, Ph.D, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the University of Perpetual Help System re- ceived the prestigious Gusi Peace Prize In- ternational Award last November 28, 2018 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). He was one of the two Filipinos who accepted the award this year, along with Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.

BGEN. Tamayo was recognized for his achievements in the field of education. At the age of 29, he established the Per- petual Help School of Rizal in Las Pinas in 1975 together with his wife Dr. Daisy Mo- ran Tamayo and friend Ernesto Crisostomo as co-founders. The school was housed in a four-story building and catered about 700 Bachelor of Science in Nursing stu- dents. After two decades, he established two other campuses in Molino, Cavite and Calamba, Laguna. He anchored the school (L-R) Amb. Barry Gusi, BGEN Antonio L. Tamayo, and Engr. Hazem Dawud during the on the motto “Character Building is Nation annual awards night Building”. tus to University of Perpetual Help System, ists in facilitating medical and dental mis- a highly coveted stamp of excellence that sions, search and rescue operations, and With the passing of his father Dr. proves the institution’s commitment to the other civil military operations, all of these Jose Tamayo in 2002, BGEN Tamayo as- delivery of quality education. The Bureau activities are anchored upon the Perpetual- sumed the role of being the Grand Patriarch Veritas has also certified UPHS with ISO ite core value “bayanihan”. and Chairman of the Board and CEO of 9001:2015. the University of Perpeptual Help System. BGEN Tamayo earned his Doctor Aside from running the Las Pinas, Molino BGEN. Tamayo has also extended of Philosophy in Organizational Develop- Cavite and Calamba Laguna campuses, he his commitment to help the community by ment degree from Southeast Asian Inter- also led the Manila, Malasiqui,Pangasinan; establishing a Collegiate Extension School disciplinary Institute (SAIDI), Graduate Binan, Laguna; GMA,Cavite; and Cauay- inside the Bureau of Corrections in Muntin- Studies on Hospital Administration from an,Isabela campuses together with his sib- lupa City since 1984. The project is the first George Washington University, USA and lings. and only prison education program offering Special Studies on Hospital Management college degree program in the Philippines, from the Ateneo de Manila University. He Through the years, the Univer- and probably the first of its kind in the was a Thomasian from grade school to col- sity has been offering more than 50 pro- world. It is a comprehensive program that lege where he earned Bachelor of Science grams. It has full range of allied health envisions to fully rehabilitated an offender in Commerce degree. Recently he also re- degree programs which include Doctor of who is intellectually, psychologically, spirit- ceived an award as Distinguished Thom- Medicine and Dental Medicine; Bachelor of ually, physically, professionally prepared to asian Alumni. Laws and the first University-based avia- assume a useful productive life inside the tion school in the country. The Philippine prisons and in the free community. Sixteen other 2018 Laureates Association of Colleges and Universities from around the globe received the Gusi Commission on Accreditation has recently True to his mission, BGEN. Tama- Peace Prize Award which envisions to ap- awarded the University of Perpetual Help- yo also reached out to the Mangyans of proximate the honor and respect accorded Las Pinas Campus, as the institution with Mindoro by providing free elementary edu- to the Nobel Peace Prize and the Pulitzer the third highest number of accredited cation through the University of Perpetual Award. The Gusi Peace Prize is a charitable programs and the most number of Level Help Mindoro Mission School since 2016. foundation that aims to give proper recog- 2 accredited programs in the Philippines nition through the conferment of awards of together with UPHS-Calamba Campus. In the year 2000, BGEN. Antonio excellence and distinction to individuals or On the other hand, UPHS Binan Campus Tamayo was also commissioned as the groups worldwide who have distinguished was also awarded as the institution with commander of the first air reserve hospital themselves as brilliant exemplars of socie- the fifth highest number of accredited pro- now known as the 1st AFP Affiliated Re- ty or who contributed towards the attain- grams and the most number of Level 3 ac- serve Medical Center of the Armed Forces ment of peace for human life and dignity. credited programs in the Philippines. of the Philippines Reserve Command. To Ms. Rowena Morta

date BGEN Tamayo leads the 1st AFP- The Commission on Higher Edu- ARMC with its more than 800 ready reserv- cation has awarded the Autonomous Sta- 15 programs, gained University status from Dr. Vea receives QC’s Gawad Parangal the Commission on Higher Education, Award 2018 obtained a three-star overall rating from London’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Mapúa University President and Dr. Vea, who assumed Mapúa’s and made it to the QS Asia University Chief Executive Officer Dr. Reynaldo B. presidency in 2000, was among the 14 Rankings 2019. Vea received the Manuel L. Quezon Ga- individual recipients of the award, which wad Parangal Award 2018 last October is given by the Quezon City Govern- Dr. Vea graduated as magna 12, 2018. ment to recognize cum laude from the University of the individuals and Philippines with a Bachelor of Science institutions that degree in Mechanical Engineering in made significant 1978. He then pursued further studies contributions to abroad and obtained a Master of Sci- the city and the ence degree in Naval Architecture and nation. Marine Engineering from the Massachu- Under Dr. Vea’s setts Institute of Technology. He subse- term, Mapúa quently obtained his Ph.D. in engineer- University was ing from the University of California at granted interna- Berkeley as a Fulbright-Hays scholar. tional accredita- tion of fourteen of its academic UB sets investiture of its 5th President

Everything is set for the formal dents. Prior to his assumption as Pres- investiture of Dr. Victoriano Balili Tirol ident, he was the Vice President for Ad- III, Ph.D. as the 5th President of the ministration and Chairman of the Board University of Bohol (UB) on December of Trustees. A namesake of his grandfa- 11, 2018, three o’clock in the afternoon ther Atty. Victoriano D. Tirol Sr. (1st UB at the Bohol Cultural Center, Tagbilaran President) and father Dr. Victoriano B. City, Bohol. The investiture will coincide Tirol Jr. (3rd UB President), the youthful with UB’s 48th Charter Day Celebration top executive is committed in pursuing that falls on the same date. the legacies left by his predecessors to provide holistic education anchored on Dr. Victoriano B. Tirol III has the trinity of virtues: Scholarship, Char- assumed the top post in Bohol’s first acter, and Service. He believes in estab- DR. VICTORIANO B. TIROL III university last April 1, 2018 after the re- lishing core values in every institution University of Bohol President tirement of Atty. Nuevas T. Montes. Dr. and that the most important thing is to Tirolis an alumnus of the Asian Institute search for the greatest potential that Dr. Ryan Tirol is the eldest son of of Management’s (AIM) Top Manage- every person can ever become. the late Dr. Victoriano B. Tirol Jr. and Dr. ment Program for Private Higher Educa- Cristeta Balili-Tirol. He is married to Dr. tional Institution Presidents and Chan- In a formal announcement made Maricel Adiong-Tirol, UB Vice President cellors funded by the Commission on by Atty. Ulysses B. Tirol, Chairman of for Finance and blessed with three chil- Higher Education (CHED).His leadership the Board of Trustees, the assumption dren: Ryan Christian , Rian Marco and and management skills have been honed of Dr. Ryan Tirol is an affirmation of the Victoriano Martin. in one of the country’s top universities, University of Bohol’s continuing thrust the Silliman University, where he earned to quality education. With Dr. Tirol’s As an epitome of a good father, his law and bachelor’s degrees. assumption to Presidency, the school’s Dr. Tirol will lead the whole UB family in stakeholders can expect innovations in continuing to uphold its vision of trans- Dr. Ryan Tirol as he is popular- the field of education in the province as forming lives for a great future. (LeoBon- ly known in the academic community, he envisions to trail blaze projects and cales/ElijahSales) has been nurtured with the rudiments of initiatives that will place the institution school management and administration at par with world-class counterparts. having served three University Presi- 16 UE President Honored by Fil-Am Science Group, QC Government

In addition to her Hall of President Garcia, a long-time Honor induction, President Garcia Quezon City resident, has had the was a part of the symposium’s ple- city as her “second home” through nary session on “Equipping Philip- her alma mater, the University of the pine Universities as Full Partner in Philippines-Diliman, where she went Building Science and Technology In- on to become a faculty member and novation Ecosystems” also on April eventually Chair of the Department 6. of Chemistry from 1971 to 1973, and 1977 to 1979. She later on served A chemist by profession, as Vice Dean of the UP Division of President Garcia earned her Bache- Natural Science and Mathematics in lor of Science in Chemistry degree, 1979, and rose to become the UP Cum Laude, from UP in 1963, the Diliman Vice Chancellor in 1990, and same year that she topped the Phil- eventually Vice President of the en- ippine Board of Chemistry licensure tire UP System in 1991. examination. She went on to be- come a research aide at the Interna- President Garcia continued UE’s 11th President and Chief tional Rice Research Institute for a working in Quezon City as Commis- Academic Officer, Dr. Ester Albano while before pursuing her doctorate sioner of the Commission on Higher Garcia, was recently recognized for degree at the Ohio State University. Education in 1994, and eventual- her contributions to the academe by In 1969, she obtained her Ph.D. in ly as CHEd Chairman from 1999 to two distinct bodies. Organic Chemistry, after which she 2003. Since 2006, President Garcia worked for one year as a post-doc- has been a member of the Board of On April 6, 2018, she was toral fellow at the ICN Nucleic Acid Trustees of the UE Ramon Magsay- inducted to the Philippine-American Research Institute in Irvine, Califor- say Memorial Medical Center Inc., Academy of Science and Engineer- nia. located in Quezon City, and earlier in ing Hall of Honor at PAASE’s 38th 2018, was appointed as UERMMM- Annual Meeting and Symposium in Dr. Garcia has published 20 CI’s President and Chief Academic Tucson, Arizona, USA. scientific papers in peer-reviewed Officer as well. national and international journals, Per PAASE, President Garcia and is the author or co-author of The UE President was also was recognized for her “extraor- more than 120 papers on science, one of the 14 individual recipients dinary contribution” to advance education, technology, environment of the Manuel L. Quezon Gawad Pa- PAASE’s primary objective of pro- and gender. She was also a member rangal Award on October 12, 2018, moting the advancement of sci- of the Technical Advisory Commit- at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galle- ence, engineering and technology, tee of the Congressional Commis- ria in Ortigas Center, Quezon City. and encouraging collaborative work sion for Science, Technology and The award is handed out by the among scientists and engineers of Engineering, and is a recipient of, QC government to outstanding QC Philippine ancestry in research and among other awards, the Outstand- residents and institutions that have development through scholarly en- ing Professional of the Year 1996 in made significant contributions to deavors. This “with a view to raising Chemistry Award of the Professional the city and the nation. the economic welfare and well-be- Regulation Commission, an Achieve- ing of Filipinos by applying science ment Award in Chemistry from the Also among the 14 MLQ Ga- and technology to benefit society National Research Council of the wad Parangal awardees is UE alum- through education, research, out- Philippines, and the Achievement nus and former Philippine Vice Pres- reach, administration, innovation, Award in Chemical Education from ident Manuel “Noli” L. De Castro Jr. entrepreneurial activity and/or com- the Philippine Federation of Chemi- mercialization.” cal Societies. 17

The Private Education Assis- tance Committee (PEAC) celebrated PEAC celebrates 50 years of FAPE the 50th year anniversary of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) with a gala dinner at the Edsa Shangri-La Manila, Mandaluyong City, last November 5, 2018 - the very day when the Fund was created. Estab- lished through Executive Order 156, series of 1968, FAPE is a permanent trust fund for programs of assistance to private education. The PEAC was constituted as the trustee of the Fund.

The event started with a thanksgiving mass which was cel- ebrated by Fr. Renato de Guzman, SDB with concelebrants namely: Fr. Roberto Exequiel N. Rivera, S.J., Pres- ident of Ateneo De Naga University and PEAC Regional Program Director (RPD) for Region 5; Msgr. Ely Rafael D. Fuentes, Regional Trustee of CEAP welcome message. DepEd Undersec- and PEAC RPD for Region 6; and Fr, retary for Finance Victoria M. Catibog The highlight of the program John Christian U. Young, President of delivered the message of Secretary was the giving of a special award to Father Saturnino Urios University and Leonor M. Briones, ex-officio chair the late former Senate President Ed- PEAC RPD for CARAGA. of PEAC. Usec. Catibog cited PEAC’s gardo J. Angara who authored RA “commitment to the advancement of 6728 or the Government Assistance to After cocktails, the program complementarity between the public Students and Teachers in Private Ed- proper began with an invocation by and private education systems there- ucation (GASTPE) Act, which provides the UST Singers. Dr. Caroline Marian S. by highlighting its imperative role in for the Education Service Contracting Enriquez, PACU President, delivered a national development.” (ESC), Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), and the Senior High School Voucher Program. In his response, Senator Sonny M. Angara who received the award on behalf of his father said that he will honor his father’s legacy by continuing his work.

The program also featured performances by Arman Ferrer, Shie- la Valderrama-Martinez, and the UST Singers. The celebration ended with Dr. Pio D. Baconga, ACSCU President, leading the anniversary toast togeth- er with the rest of the members of the PEAC, namely Usec. Catibog, Dr. Enri- quez, Fr. Joel E. Tabora, S.J. (CEAP), and Dir. Mary Anne ER Darauay (NEDA) as well as Executive Director Doris F. Ferrer.

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PACU General Assembly & National Conference (Joy-Nostalg Hotel & Suites, Pasig City - June 30, 2018)

PACU Induction of Officers & Board of Trustees (EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City - August 31, 2018)

PACU Regular Board Meeting (Manila Hotel, Manila - September 21, 2018) 19

PACU Seminar on Making K-12 Work (Philippine Women’s University, Manila - October 22-23, 2018)

PACU Regular Board Meeting (Philippine Women’s University, Manila - October 23, 2018)

COCOPEA Testimonial Luncheon in Honor of CHEd Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III (Manila Polo Club, Makati City - October 29, 2018) 20

FAPE 50th Anniversary (EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City - November 5, 2018)

PACU Seminar on The Art and Practice of Deanship (OLFU Auditorium, Our Lady of Fatima University, San Fernando, Pampanga - November 26-27, 2018)

PACU Expanded Board Meeting (Room 301, Saint Jacinta Hall, Our Lady of Fatima University, San Fernando, Pampanga - November 27, 2018) 21

Meeting with Cong. Joey Salceda (House of Repesentatives, Quezon City - August 14, 2018)

Meeting with Cong. Prospero Pichay (House of Repesentatives, Quezon City - August 14, 2018)

Meeting with Sen. Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - August 28, 2018) 22

Meeting with Sen. Bam Aquino (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - August 28, 2018)

Meeting with Asec. Tony Lambino (Department of Finance, Manila - September 13, 2018)

Meeting with Sen. Sonny Angara (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - September 25, 2018) 23

Meeting with Sen. Win Gatchalian (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - September 25, 2018)

Meeting with Sen. Miguel Zubiri (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - October 3, 2018)

Meeting with Sen. Richard Gordon (Senate of the Philippines, Manila - October 4, 2018) 24

Meeting with Sen. Cynthia Villar (Las Piñas City - October 11, 2018)

SAVE the DATE Emerging Leadership Training Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC ) January 17-18, 2019 invites you to the executive program on University of Bohol “Transforming Education Leaders through Tagbilaran City, Bohol Effective Policy Reforms” to be delivered by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. It will be held on May 6-10, 2019 at the Bukit Expanded Board Meeting Timah Campus of the National January 18, 2019 University of Singapore.

University of Bohol For more details, please go to Tagbilaran City, Bohol https://peac.org.ph/lkyschoolofpublicpolicythirdrun/

PACU Newsletter PACUA project Newsletter of the PACU Committee on Public Relations: A project of the PACU Committee on Public Relations: Dr. Jose Francisco B. Benitez Chairperson and Editor Mr.Dr. Anthony Caroline Jose Marian M. Tamayo S. Enriquez Chairperson ◆ Mr. Anthony and Editor Jose M. Tamayo ◆ Dr. Karen Belina F. De Leon Dr. Caroline Marian S. Enriquez ◆ Dr.Rev. Jose Fr. Francisco Marcelo B.V. BenitezManimtim, CM Rev. Fr. Marcelo V. Manimtim, CM Secretariat: Mr.Secretariat: Fabian Quitales ◆ Ms. Ria Lascano ◆ Mr. Airol Alfiler Mr. Fabian QuitalesMs. ◆ Ms. Sarah Ria Almasco Lascano ◆◆ Ms.Mr. RowenaAirol Alfiler Morta ◆ Dr. Rosalie Armando Ms. Rowena Morta ◆ Dr. Rosalie Armando