By Nestle G. Taala
CPU officials led by President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles received the 10 awards from the CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera.
Central Philippine University (CPU) has been recognized by and received various awards and distinctions from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region VI in the recent Gawad Parangal 2021 for the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Western Visayas. The event was held on November 25, 2021 at the Zuri Hotel in Iloilo City.
Among all the recipients of this year’s Gawad Parangal, CPU got the most number of awards given by CHED for private HEIs. CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera presented the awards to CPU officials led by President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles. A total of ten (10) awards were bagged by the university and these include:
1. Autonomous HEI in Western Visayas;
2. Center of Excellence (COE) – Agriculture;
3. Center of Excellence (COE) – Business Administration;
4. Center of Development (COD) – Chemical Engineering;
5. Center of Development (COD) – Electrical Engineering;
6. Center of Development (COD) – Electronics Engineering;
7. Center of Development (COD) – Teacher Education;
8. QS World University Rankings (for 2 years);
9. Outstanding Board Performance (OBP) – Civil Engineering; and
10. Outstanding Board Performance (OBP) – Agriculturist.
West Visayas State University had 10 awards and is the most awarded among state universities.
In receiving such honor and pride, CPU was well-represented by Dr. Teodoro C. Robles, University President; Dr. Florence P. Bogacia, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Dr. Irving Domingo L. Rio, Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Jaime Cabarles, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences.
Having been commended by CHED Region VI for “doing extraordinary things in extraordinary settings during extraordinary times,” Dr. Robles expressed that “CPU is grateful that we received recognition of the scholarly work and other important activities of our faculty and staff which were manifested by the different awards from Center of Excellence (COE); Center of Development (COD); and of course the Autonomous status of the university.” Moreover, Dr. Robles shared that, “we are happy that this year, we are still included in the top 15 [best] universities in the Philippines.”
CHED’s Gawad Parangal 2021 aims to inspire, nurture and bring out the best in HEIs in Western Visayas. This event recognizes HEIs [which] have done exemplary performance and contributions in education by offering quality-assured programs.
Committed to its vision, Exemplary Christian Education for Life (EXCEL), the university is indeed soaring high on wings of eagle not only for the sake of receiving such recognitions but most importantly in molding its students into becoming Centralians imbued with Central Spirit, and in continuing God’s mission through this institution.
God be praised today and always!