The Evaluation and Accreditation Committee (EAC) for Zone 1 started document evaluation today, October 11. The documents of faculty members who qualified for Professor 1 to 6 are being scrutinized based on the provisions of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Joint Circular No. 3., series of 2022 and Commission en banc (CEB) Resolution No. 552-2023. 

CMO No. 75, series of 2023 appoints DMMMSU as the EA Center Zone 1 for Regions I, II, III, and CAR. 

Dr. Cherrie Melanie Ancheta-Diego, Director IV for the CHED Office of Programs and Standards Development (OPSD) chairs EAC Zone 1. Along with Dr. Diego are Ms. Aline G. Magalong, Ms. Cristina E. Rotairo, Mr. John Paul dela Cruz, Mr. Moises Cabreros, Jr., and Mr. Guilbert Ganzan, who comprise the secretariat. 

The onsite documentary validation of the EAC for SUC Faculty Reclassification (Batch 1) is also attended by technical experts, namely Dr. Ma. Christina Aquino, Dr. Allen Bautista, Dr. Romulo Aggangan, and Dr. Larry Gabao. 

Five SUCs are to be evaluated for the first batch. They are Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Bulacan Agricultural State College (BASC), Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT), Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU), and DMMMSU. The validation (batch 1) will run from October 11 – 13, 2023. (By Jesus Rafael B. Jarata)