𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | The CHED Regional Office I Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Members, Technical Working Group (TWG), and BAC Secretariat are currently attending the Seminar-Workshop on the Implementation of Republic Act No. 12009, “An Act Revising Republic Act No. 9184, Otherwise Known as the ‘Government Procurement Reform Act,’ and for Other Purposes.” at the SEDA Vertis North, Quezon City, Metro Manila, October 28, 2025.

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | Representatives from CHED Regional Office participate in the Hybrid National Orientation on the Revised Implementing Guidelines of the CHED Merit Scholarship Program (CMSP) and the CHED Scholarship Program for Future Statisticians (Estatistikolar) at the CHED Auditorium, HEDC Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City on October 28, 2025.
The activity aims to present the revised implementing guidelines of CMSP and Estatistikolar, clarify the roles and responsibilities of CHED offices and higher education institutions, and ensure alignment of scholarship implementation across all regions.

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | The CHED-MARINA team conducts a monitoring visit of the Maritime program offered at the Philippine College of Science and Technology (PhilCST), Calasiao, Pangasinan on October 28, 2025.

The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office I (CHED ROI), in partnership with Pangasinan State University (PSU), as GCED Regional Hub, conducted the Capacity-Building on Internationalization of the Teacher Education Curriculum at the Golden Lion Hotel, Lingayen, Pangasinan on October 23, 2025.
The activity aimed to strengthen the capacity of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Region I to align their curricula with global standards and competencies, reinforcing the region’s commitment to globally responsive teacher education.
In her welcome message and program overview, Dr. Christine Nabor-Ferrer, CHED ROI Director IV, emphasized the importance of global readiness in higher education and commended the participants’ dedication.
“Internationalization is not just a policy direction—it is a mindset, a calling, and a movement toward inclusive, quality, and globally responsive education.”
The capacity-building program, the first phase of a three-phase initiative, laid the foundation—exploring frameworks and analyzing models to map global and intercultural competencies within teacher education curricula.
The second phase will center on mentoring and research, while the third phase will culminate in institutional action planning to translate insights into sustained, system-wide strategies for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) across Region I.
Key sessions featured experts including Dr. Dary Dacanay on good practices in curriculum internationalization; Dr. Kim Jiyoon of Seoul, South Korea, who presented via video presentation, on Global Citizenship Education; Dr. Stephenie O. Busbus of Saint Louis University on curriculum frameworks; Dr. Mee Jay Domingo of Mariano Marcos State University on strategies for internationalization; Dr. Ryan Jayson Delos Reyes of Urdaneta City University on integrating global competencies and AI; Dr. Cristeta Dulos of PSU on curriculum mapping; and Dr. Mitchellene Rivo on action planning.
Participants worked on tools such as the Curriculum Internationalization Matrix, Syllabus Analysis Worksheet, and Action Planning Template, which will guide their respective institutions in embedding global perspectives into their programs.
The program concluded with the awarding of certificates and a closing message delivered by Dr. Danilo B. Bose, Chief Education Program Specialist of CHED RO I, who encouraged the participants to transform their learnings into concrete institutional actions.
Participating institutions included Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University–South La Union Campus, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, Lyceum-Northwestern University, PSU–Bayambang Campus, Saint Louis College, Mariano Marcos State University, Panpacific University, University of Eastern Pangasinan, and Urdaneta City University.
Through this collaborative effort, CHED ROI and PSU GCED Regional center affirmed their shared commitment to empowering educators, internationalizing teacher education curricula, and shaping globally competent Filipino teachers—educators who are globally attuned yet locally responsive to the needs of an interconnected world.

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | The CHED Regional Office I supervisors visit the Osias Educational Foundation to validate its BS Criminology program and monitor the implementation of Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) increase and assess the institution’s Gender and Development (GAD) initiatives in Balaoan, La Union on October 24, 2025.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖
The CHED Regional Office 1 (CHED ROI) GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) conducts a meeting on GFPS Self-Assessment Forms and other GAD concerns at Patio by Balai Norte, San Juan, La Union on October 24, 2025.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖
CHED UniFAST Team conducts orientation on the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) and distributes checks to grantees at PIMSAT Colleges, San Carlos City, Pangasinan on October 24, 2025.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖
The CHED Regional Office 1 (CHED ROI) conducts R1 Shares Research Seminar at Patio by Balai Norte, San Juan, La Union on October 24, 2025.
The event is the first installment of a four-part CHED ROI project initiative on Research and Extension.

In a move to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in the education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office 1, led by Regional Director Tolentino G. Aquino, convened its first-ever collaboration meeting with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office 1, headed by Regional Director Christine Nabor-Ferrer, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Office 1, represented by Acting Regional Director Socorro F. Galanto at the Executive Conference Hall, DepEd Regional Office 1, San Fernando City, La Union on October 8, 2025.
Dr. Nabor-Ferrer together with Dr. Angelica Q. Dolores, Supervising Education Program Specialist, and Education Supervisors II Dr. Myrelle Faith Mina and Dr. Mitchellene V. Rivo contributed insights on higher education programs and initiatives that align with the shared goals of DepEd and TESDA.
The meeting focused on presenting each agency’s mandates and ongoing initiatives, identifying potential areas for inter-agency collaboration, and outlining strategic directions to strengthen coordination and program implementation across the three education sectors.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖
CHED ROI representatives attend the Coordination Meeting on the Implementation of the UniFAST at the CHED Auditorium, Quezon City on October 24, 2025.