The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office I warmly congratulates Dr. Septon A. De La Cruz on his designation as the new Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Executive Director IV, UniFAST Secretariat.
CHED RO1 is in full support of your expertise and vision, which will further strengthen CHED’s mission to provide accessible higher education for all Filipino students.
Your CHED RO1 family celebrates this milestone with you and looks forward to supporting your initiatives in shaping the future of higher education in our country.

HAPPENING NOW | CHED ROI visits the Northern Philippines College of Maritime, Science, and Technology to monitor its undergraduate programs, GAD, and TOSF in City of San Fernando, La Union on August 28, 2025.

HAPPENING NOW | CHED RO1, represented by Mr. Ricky Fev Chan, attends the 39th Coconut Week Celebration with the theme, “Niyog: Ginto sa Kabukiran, Hatid ay Kabuhayan, at Sandigan sa Kaunlaran ng Bayan”, at Pangasinan Training and Development 2, Capitol, Lingayen, Pangasinan on August 28, 2025.

HAPPENING NOW | Day 2 of the Reconciliation Activity on the UAQTE Budget for Continuing FY 2024 – Current 2025 attended by the UniFAST Lead Regional Coordinators and UniFAST Regional Accountants in Angeles, Pampanga on August 27, 2025

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | CHED RO1, represented by Ms. Charlyn Nudas, attends the first day of the Mid-Year Assessment of the CY 2025 Implementation of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) Program at Ynad’s Place Hotel and Resort Inc., City of San Fernando, La Union from August 26 to 29, 2025.

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | CHED ROI facilitates the UniFAST Liquidation Report Monitoring at the University of Luzon, Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Present in this activity are UniFAST Regional Coordinators Ms. Melvie Legaspina and Mr. Marlon Padua, working closely with the institution’s UniFAST Focal, Ms. Joan D. Ubando, to ensure the liquidation of downloaded funds in line with UAQTE guidelines on proper fund utilization and timely reporting.

CHED ROI visits the University of Luzon to monitor all its undergraduate programs in Dagupan City on August 26, 2025

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | CHED RO1 conducts on-site liquidation checking at Kingfisher School of Business and Finance to ensure that Teriary Education Subsidy (TES) funds are properly utilized and liquidated on time.
UniFAST Regional Coordinators Ms. Joselle Gurion and Mr. Carl Jenver Duclayan team up with the HEI’s focal person Ms. Ivonne Malogan, to review records and verify supporting documents.

The monitoring team of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) jointly conducted a visit to PIMSAT Colleges in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, from August 12 to 15, 2025.
The visit’s purpose was to ensure compliance with the policies, standards, and guidelines governing maritime education, specifically the institution’s BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering programs, pursuant to Joint CHED-MARINA Memorandum Circular (JCMMC) No. 1, series of 2023, as amended.
C/E Jonathan A. Seguritan, Capt. Samie Lou L. Sedurante, Ms. Nona W. Marquez, Ms. Antoineta C. Alcover, and Dr. Myrelle Faith Mina composed the CHED-MARINA Monitoring Team.
The results of the evaluation were discussed with the officials of PIMSAT.