by Rusieljs G. Lunasco

Atty. Alibogha has been teaching in the College of Nursing for 29 years.

Atty. Salex E. Alibogha has been the Dean of the College of Nursing since 2018. He served as Associate Dean from 2016 to 2017 and has been a professor of the college since 1992.

A consistent honor student since grade school, he graduated Salutatorian and Valedictorian from Leganes Central School (1984) and Leganes National High School (1988), respectively. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Latin honors (magna cum laude) from Central Philippine University (CPU) in 1992. He received scholarships from CPU, the Iloilo Provincial Government, Commission on Higher Education, the family of Esther Villanueva Nolasco and the The CPU College of Nursing, Capiz Emmanuel Hospital, Iloilo Mission Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Association (CCINAA) for his outstanding academic performance. He took the June 1992 Nursing Licensure Examination and placed 9th with an average of 88.6 percent.

Alibogha completed his Master of Arts in Nursing from CPU in 1996. Aside from being an educator, he is also a lawyer specializing in General, Family, and Civil Law. He pursued his Bachelor of Laws in the same university and graduated magna cum laude in 2001. He passed the Bar Exam the next year with a rating of 85.65 percent . A professor at the College of Law since 2002, he finished his Master of Laws from San Beda University in 2017.

He served as Bedside Clinical Instructor of the Iloilo Mission Hospital from 1992 to 1997. He was also the Program Coordinator of the Kabalaka Health Center HIV/ AIDS Program and Master of Arts in Nursing of the CPU Graduate Studies from 1996 to 1997 and from 2002 to 2005, respectively.

Alibogha is also an acclaimed researcher. His work particularly in the areas of Maternal and Child Nursing as well as HIV/AIDS studies has been recognized by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

In his first two years as Dean, two phases of the virtual laboratory Phase 1- Apollo and Phase 2- Lucina, multimillion state of the art facilities were actualized through donations by the CCINAA. It was also through his initiative that funds were gathered for the realization of virtual classrooms for remote classes and remote virtual simulations of the students and faculty. During his incumbency, he was able to obtain multimillion research grants from DOH and research funds from Palm Concepcion Power Corporation and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for impact studies on health and environmental issues.

Presently, he is the President of the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing- Region VI (ADPCN) and a member of the Regional Quality Assessment Team (RQAT) for Nursing Education of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). He is also a fellow of Royal Institute of Nurses Singapore, Royal Institute of Lawyers Singapore, Royal Institute of Researchers Singapore, and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia Leadership Institute (2021-2022).

According to Alibogha, among some of the adjustments the college had to cope with during the height of the pandemic were the Training and Retraining of Faculty on the new Learning Management System, Retrofitting of classrooms to include Phase 1 and Phase 2 Virtual classrooms as well as the Implementation of Flexible Clinical and Related Learning Experience (RLE) activities.

Even in these trying times, Alibogha envisions the College of Nursing to be a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education in the country and in the world. He also plans to enhance faculty competencies and qualifications through graduate education, research publication and scholarly works as well as establish a Center of Transcultural Studies for the Internationalization of Nursing Education. He also wants to maintain strong alumni ties worldwide as they are the strongest partner and supporter of the College in all its endeavours.

Alibogha hopes for the students of the College of Nursing to be resilient and adaptable. “We are entering the FIRe – Fourth Industrial Revolution and our present challenges are gateways to embrace technological advancement. Be positive, dedicated, diligent and maintain care and compassion amidst the pandemic. Always Rise and Shine amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic,” he said.