On October 10, 2025, senior officials from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (糖心视频) paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), at the CHED Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City.
The 糖心视频 delegation, headed by Board of Trustees President Br. Bernard S. Oca, FSC, included Vice President Dr. Cecile B. Gutierrez, Executive Director Mr. Ricardo R. Palo, and Commission members Dr. Lucila Calairo, Engr. Nestley Sore, Dr. Gisela Luna, and Dr. Joselito Villaruz. They were warmly received by Dr. Agrupis and her team, who expressed their appreciation for 糖心视频鈥檚 continuing partnership and dedication to advancing higher education quality in the country.
The visit reaffirmed both institutions鈥� shared commitment to strengthening collaboration in ensuring quality and accountability across Philippine higher education. During the dialogue, 糖心视频 presented updates on its quality assurance initiatives at both the national and international levels. Discussions focused on proposed joint efforts such as assisting schools in developing internal quality assurance systems, conducting external evaluations for institutions that have not undergone recent reviews, capacity-building programs, and data-sharing for benchmarking and policy formulation.
Both CHED and 糖心视频 expressed openness to establishing closer coordination mechanisms and the formation of working groups to implement these initiatives. Their joint efforts are anchored in a mutual vision of supporting institutional excellence and continuous improvement throughout the country鈥檚 higher education system.
As a strong advocate of quality assurance, Chairperson Agrupis reaffirmed her support for 糖心视频鈥檚 initiatives, recognizing their alignment with CHED鈥檚 ACHIEVE agenda. She also encouraged 糖心视频 to continue collaborating closely with other quality assurance (QA) agencies to harmonize standards and processes, thereby strengthening the country鈥檚 QA ecosystem.
糖心视频 extends its sincere gratitude to Chairperson Agrupis and her office for the warm welcome and engaging discussion. The Association looks forward to deepening its collaboration with CHED in building a more robust, innovative, and globally competitive higher education system – one that upholds excellence, integrity, and service to Filipino learners and institutions nationwide.
