Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

REGIONAL OFFICE 1

To ensure a quality internship program for the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program, the Regional Quality Assessment Team (RQAT) evaluated the readiness for an internship program of Urdaneta Sacred Heart Hospital in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan on January 30, 2025.

Professor Fortune Torrecampo of St. Louis University; Professor Alfredo Corpuz of the University of Northern Philippines; and Dr. Carmela L. Domocmat, CHEDROI Education Supervisor II, composed the team.

Dr. Darius Parinas, Hospital Director, and Macrina Tapo, RMT, Chief Medical Technologist, welcomed and assisted the RQAT team during the inspection visit.
The visit ended with an exit conference, where the results of the inspection visit were communicated to the hospital officials.

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The Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 1 rolled out free flu vaccines for CHED Regional Office 1 employees at the CHED Conference Room, City of San Fernando, La Union, on December 14, 2025.