By Cyrus A. Natividad

Dr. Rafael Maredil Ambos proudly holds the trophy and plaque he received at the 5th Asia Pacific Luminare Awards.

CPU Professors Dr. Maredil Rafael Ambos (BEEd Program and Professional Education Subjects Coordinator, College of Education) and Dr. Necil Capiñanes Magno, (BPED Coordinator, CPU) who were previously awarded with different Global Leadership and Educators Awards are again recipients of top ranking global awards.

Ambos received a Luminare Award from the 5th Asia Pacific Luminare Awards while Magno received her award from the Beyond Books Publication Global Awards 2022.

The Asia Pacific Luminare Awards is an organization that searches for the best of the best individuals and companies across all of Asia. “These, are industry titans, corporate heroes, advocates of planet and people”, according to Ambos. The awarding ceremony was held at The Cove, Okada Hotel, in Manila on March 24, 2022.The award referred Ambos as the “Most Remarkable Educator and a Man of Inspiration and Strength Award”

Magno received her Rank 1 Global Education (Module Writer Category) Award from the Beyond Books Publication (BBP). According to Magno, “The award recognizes her as outstanding educator and leader who have displayed exemplary work performance which made a significant contribution to her profession and the community at large.”

“The conferment of the award aims to encourage and move educators and leaders to improve their craft and inculcate passion to continuously improve teaching delivery with the end of producing equipped, skilled, and globally competitive graduates”, the BBP guideline says. Magno previously received a number of other related global educational awards.

Ambos and Magno expressed appreciation and gratitude to their Alma Mater. They thanked CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles, their Deans and their families for the inspiration and support.