By Cyrus A. Natividad

SP Member Matt P. Palabrica handed over the Commendation to CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles at the Admin Conference Room.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Iloilo Province passed Resolution No. 2021-647, congratulating and commending Central Philippine University (CPU) “which again brought pride and honor to the province of Iloilo by making it for the second consecutive year to the list of Asia’s Best Higher Education Institutions based on the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (Asia 2022).”

The Resolution was sponsored by Centralian Sanggunian Panlalawigan Member Hon. Matt P. Palabrica (3rd District, Iloilo) a former Bingawan Municipal Mayor. Furthermore, the Resolution stated that “The recognition given to CPU is a manifestation of its strong foundation for education and continued pursuit of academic excellence through the years. CPU has time and again proven that it is one of the Best Educational Institutions not only in the Philippines, but also in the Asia Pacific Region.”

The said Resolution was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on November 16, 2021. It was given to CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles last January 4, 2022 by Hon. Matt P. Palabrica at the Admin Conference Room, Dr. Rex D. Drilon Hall.

World University Rankings is an annual publication of University rankings and is a leading provider of Global Higher Education services, insights and analytics; one of the world’s independent sources of global intelligence in the higher education sector.

The annual publication comprises global subjects alongside tables such as ASIA, Latin America, Europe, Central Asia and the Arab Region. This year’s QS Asian University Rankings featured 687 Schools Worldwide. CPU earned a place in the 651 bracket and is among the 15 best Philippine Universities. It is notable that CPU is the only university from Western Visayas in the ranking.