Hurray for PSU!!!
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 (𝐏𝐒𝐔-𝐁𝐂) was formally conferred as a 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐎𝐄) 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by the 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐓𝐄𝐂) during the National Teachers’ Month 2026 celebration held at The Manila Hotel, September 30.
Granted under Republic Act No. 11713 or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act of 2022, TEC designated PSU-BC as one of the eight Regional COEs in the country, recognizing the campus for demonstrated excellence, institutional capacity and leadership in strengthening teacher education.
𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌. 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬 formally received the Resolution of Recognition designating PSU–Bayambang as a Center of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education from 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂. 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐬. Joining President Galas were 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐓. 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨 𝐏. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐃. 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐨, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐂. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚, and 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐮𝐝𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐂. 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜.
As a designated COE, the campus now serves as a strategic hub for improving teaching education quality, advancing research and innovation, mentoring other teacher education institutions and leading collaboration across the region.
The event was graced by 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐉𝐫. who emphasized the vital role of educators and added that the establishment of TEC and the expansion of scholarship programs reflect this commitment.
“𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑗𝑜𝑏. 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ [𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠], 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟,” the President stated.
In line with the recognition, qualified BECED students of PSU-BC received financial grant through the Teacher Education Scholarship Program (TESP) which covers tuition and school fees, learning materials, living and transportation allowances, research-related expenses and incentives for Latin honor awardees. (See separate story).
For the PSU Community, the conferment is both a celebration and a renewed commitment to uphold excellence, cultivate innovation and remain catalyst for meaningful change in teacher education.
Mabuhay, mahal naming PSU!
(With reports from PSU Bayambang Campus)
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