Organization - a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose.

(The World
Health Association)

-is
a group of people who work together, like a neighborhood association, a charity, a
union, or a corporation. (vocabulary.com)
Organization is working together in a coordinated way to achieve goals (Oxford Academy)

-A formal, goal-orientated group with members and a defined structure, governed by

rules and procedures that guide operation. (Open Education Sociology Dictionary)

Higher Education Development Fund

Staff
Intended to make CHED more readily responsive to the needs of its
constituencies, especially the higher education institutions and their
development programs, the Higher Education Development Fund was envisioned
to be an autonomous buffer fund that can support CHED’s fiscal independence
and adequacy. Along with its efficient personnel, the Higher Education
Development Fund Staff (HEDFS) has the following functions :
  Formulates and implements policies and guidelines for fund generation, fund
allocation and fund utilization;
 Conducts fund generation activities;
 Manages and monitors the utilization of HEDF funds;
 Ensures the equitable utilization of funds according to regions and
programs, when applicable;
 Ensures fast and accurate application and implementation of Government
Accounting Systems and Procedures;
 Mobilizes and sources out resources from donations, gifts, and other
conveyances including materials, equipment, properties and services by
gratuitous title that will enable the sustainability of the Fund;
 Engages in financing and investment operations in the financial, securities
and banking sector to generate income for its fund corpus by authorizing an
investment and fund managers;
 Formulates an annual investments plan and a financing program with plans,
programs and projects recommended by the Commission for the approval of
the Trust Fund Governing Board; and
 Reviews fund and investments management rules and guidelines as may be
necessary and review these periodically in order to optimize the fund
utilization while achieving the educational development priorities of the
 Commission for the approval of the Trust Fund Governing Board.

Office of the Director

DR. ROGELIO T. GALERA, JR.
Director-in-Charge

J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III

Chairman

Dr. J. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera currently holds

the positions of Chairperson of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED), Adviser of the Philippine
Negotiating Panel with the National Democratic
Front/Communist Party of the Philippines/New
People’s Army (NDF/CPP/NPA), and Commissioner
of United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He is a Professor
of Public Administration at the University of the Philippines and served as its Vice
President for Public Affairs from 2011-2016.

Dr. De Vera is an academician who has used his technical expertise to help
policymakers, educate the public, and run political campaigns. His areas of policy
expertise cover higher education, agriculture, indigenous communities,
environment and climate change, good governance, and local governments.

Dr. de Vera has spent the past three decades in the policy arena in the
Philippines and the United States. He served as executive assistant, chief-of-
staff, senior consultant, and senior adviser to Senate Presidents Aquilino
Pimentel Jr. and Koko Pimentel, Senate Presidents Protempore Sotero Laurel,
Leticia Ramos-Shahani, and Juan Flavier, and Senators Gregorio Honasan and
Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. from the 8th-16th Congress.

Dr. de Vera is an internationally recognized political analyst and opinion maker

whose views are extensively quoted by foreign and local media. As a public
intellectual, he simplifies complex studies and explains national issues through
his top-rating education program Turo-Turo in DZMM Teleradyo (ABSCBN) and No
Filter on the ABSCBN News Channel (ANC).

He was a Fulbright-Hays Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California

and the California State University-Sacramento and a Senior Fulbright Visiting
Professor/Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University. He served at the Committee on
Revenue and Taxation of the California State Legislature and was the first Filipino
recipient of a California State Assembly Resolution [Res. No. 7 given by Speaker
Willie Brown] commending his work at the California Legislature in 1992.

He served as member or adviser to the Philippine delegations to the 1994 UN

Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt; the 1995 UN
World Summit on Social Development in Copenhagen; the 1996 UN World Food
Summit in Rome; and the 2002 UN Special Session on Children in New York. As a
political strategist he has run many political campaigns at the national and local
levels and serves as the President of the Association of Political Consultants in
Asia (APCA).

Dr. de Vera finished his BA History and Doctor of Public Administration degrees
from the University of the Philippines and an MA Social Science degree from De
La Salle University.

Dr. Ronald L. Adamat is the second appointee of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
to sit as Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) effective
December 9, 2016.

Dr. Adamat is a native of Upi, Maguindanao belonging to the Teduray tribe. He

obtained his Ph.D. in Peace and Development, Master in Public Administration
(MPA), Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) at Notre Dame University and his
Master of Arts (MA) at the Philippine Harvardian College. He also finished short
courses such as Professional Course on Conflict Resolution, which is a joint
program of United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Asian Institute of
Management (AIM) in 2003; and Appreciation Course on Entrepreneurship at the
University of the Philippines Diliman in 2005. In college, Dr. Adamat was a full
scholar of the Coconut Federation – Teacher Education Assistance for Mindanao
(COCOFED-TEAM).

From 2010 to 2011, Dr. Adamat served as Commissioner of the National

Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). He was also a Congressman
representing the Indigenous Cultural Communities in the House of
Representatives from 1995-1998.

Among his notable contributions as Representative of the 10th Congress are the
following: Republic Act 8371 otherwise known as the “Indigenous Peoples Rights
Act of 1997” or the IPRA LAW, where he was one of the Principal Authors; and
Republic Act 9054 otherwise known as the Expanded Organic Act for the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) or the ARMM Law, where he was
a Co-Author. He also registered perfect attendance in the 10th Congress, as cited
by Congress and Malaya national newspaper.

Prior to becoming a Member of Congress, Dr. Adamat had been a Commissioner in

various commissions such as the Charter Change Advocacy Commission,
Consultative Commission – which was a commission mandated to introduce
amendments to the 1987 Philippine Constitution; Regional Consultative
Commission (Indigenous Cultural Communities Sector)- the commission that
assisted Congress in drafting the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao and National Centennial Commission. He also served as
Assistant Secretary of the Indigenous Peoples Special Concerns Office in
Malacañang, Regional Cabinet Secretary (Undersecretary) of the Department of
Tourism in the ARMM and member of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines (GRP)-Peace Panel for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) from 2008 to 2010. He is also a Reservist (Philippine Army) with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel. On November 26, 2020, he was installed/appointed as
Commodore (One Star General) of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary Executive
Squadron.

Dr. Adamat is also an educator. He was a special lecturer (Graduate School) at

the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and had been a Professor in
Public Administration-Graduate School in Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
(CCSPC). He was also a Professor in Philippine Harvardian College and a Teacher
at Saint Francis High School and was a Commandant at Notre Dame of Greater
Manila in 1983 to 1984.

Before his appointment as CHED Commissioner, Dr. Adamat also served as

legislative consultant at the House of Representatives, helping the House
Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples
(ICCs/IPs) craft pertinent measures that will ensure the promotion and protection
of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs).

He is a Founding Chairman of a Peace Organization, Volunteer Individuals for

Peace (VIP), and composed its theme song entitled “We are One”. He also
composed various mainstream and advocacy songs. He is the Vice President of
Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-
NECC).

Further, Dr. Adamat is a recipient of various awards and commendations. To

name a few, he is a Presidential Medal of Merit Awardee given by Her Excellency
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2005, Most Outstanding Teduray Leader/Professional
in the field of Public Administration given by the Municipality of Upi, Maguindanao
in 2002, and Tanglaw ng Bayan Award, the highest award Polytechnic University
of the Philippines (PUP) can give to an individual achiever, and his thesis received
a grade of Meritus or Cum Laude.

In championing the cause of the IPs, Dr. Adamat also wrote a book about the IPs
entitled: “In the Eyes of the Sun: The Indigenous Peoples Last Frontier,” and its
second edition entitled: “The Blood Brothers: In the Eyes of the Sun.”
As CHED Commissioner, Dr. Adamat’s advocacies include Federalism, Indigenous
Peoples (IPs) Studies, Peace and Development, Agriculture, and Good
Governance, among others.

In 2019, he was responsible for the adoption of the CHED Memorandum Order
(CMO) No. 1, Series of 2019 “Integration of Peace Studies/Education into the
relevant Higher Education Curricula” and CMO No. 2, Series of 2019 “Integration
of Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) Studies/Education into the relevant Higher Education
Curricula”.
He has several inspiring quotes in life which can be accessed through the link
below:

CHED Commissioner Ronald L. Adamat quotes

Marita Rana Canapi, ED.D

Dr. Marita Rana Canapi joined the Commission on Higher Education in February
2022. She brings with her long years of rich engagement in Higher Education as
well as her wisdom in educational leadership and desire for quality and
excellence in schools. She holds a Doctorate Degree in Educational Management
as well as master’s degree in educational management major in School
Administration and Supervision. Dr. Canapi was previously University President of
the University of Rizal System (URS) in the province of Rizal where she developed
its Quality Management System (QMS) through ISO Certification. She also served
as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Makati and the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina. Dr Canapi is also an active resource person
and flexible learning tutor at the SEAMEO Regional Center for Innovation and
Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) where she facilitates Managerial Leadership
and EXCELS Programs for the Philippines and South East Asia. She is a lifetime
member of the Philippine Association of University Women.

In 2013, Dr. Canapi received the Eminent Alumni Award from the Philippine
Normal University where she obtained her Baccalaureate Degree in Physics for
Teachers Cum Laude under the DOST scholarship program. On the same year she
was given the Eminent Educator Award by Pi Lambda Theta, an honor society and
professional association for educators.

International Affairs Service

The International Affairs Service (IAS) is the high-level technical Secretariat that
ably assists the CHED Chairperson in the implementation of education matters
involving other countries and international education organizations. This unit
shall be responsible for coordinating and harmonizing, on behalf of the Chair
and/or the Executive Director, all the international dimensions of CHED work that
emanate from the respective mandates of the Commission’s organic units. With
three (3) units, the Educational Agreements & International Recognition Unit,
Trade in Education Services Unit, and the Protocol Affairs Unit, the IAS has the
following general functions :

 Serves as the clearing house for all bilateral and multilateral academic
agreements services, exchanges, international recognition of degrees and
qualifications and policy coordination on the inflow and outflows of
international students and services (transnational education);
 Serves eventually as clearing house of information on education policy,
systems, curriculum development, educational governance and education
materials as well as information on the comparability of higher education
programs, degrees, diplomas in other countries, on the one hand, and as
source of similar information on the Philippines (in cooperation with the
OPRAK and the OPSD);
 Provides protocol assistance to all officials and staff of the Commission and
requesting HEIs;
 Assists concerned organic units of the Commission in the coordination of
official development assistance (ODA) from both bilateral and multilateral
sources and in all matters of trade of educational services;

Office of the Director

ATTY. LILY FREIDA C. MACABANGUN-MILLA, CESO IV

Officer-in-Charge, Director IV

Atty. Milla is the Secretary-General of the University Mobility in Asia and the
Pacific (UMAP) Philippines National Secretariat, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community (ASCC) Focal Point for higher education in the Philippines, and CHED’s
alternate representative to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Human
Resource Development Working Group (HRDWG), among other representations.

She served as the University Legal Counsel for the University of the Philippines
System from 1999 to 2001 and later became Chief of the CHED Legal Service, the
Director of the CHED Office for State Universities and Colleges and Local
Universities and Colleges’ Concerns, and now Director III of the CHED
International Affairs Staff—spanning a total of 16 years of government service in
the Philippine higher education sector.
As a lawyer she served at the Philippine Senate as a Chief Technical Officer in
the offices in the Philippine Senate from 1993 to 1996. Atty. Milla was also a
Court Attorney III at the Supreme Court of the Philippines and had stints in the
private sector as an Internal Legal Counsel for Landco Pacific Corporation and
the National Federation of Labor.

Office of the Executive Director

The Office of the Executive Director consists of the Executive Director, the
Deputy Executive Director, and the staff. It serves as head of the Commission
Secretariat, and is charged with overseeing the overall implementation and
operations of the CHED Central and Regional Offices. Pivotal to the successful
implementation of the higher education reform agenda, this Office:

 Serves as clearinghouse for all communications received from internal and

external sources;
 Coordinates the agenda items and provides secretariat support to the
Chairperson, in collaboration with the commission secretary in the
preparation and documentation of the following major meetings:
Commission En Banc (CEB); Management Committee (ManCom); and the
Quarterly National Directorate;
 Closely monitors all central and regional offices, making sure that all units
are pursuing a common road map, consistent with the Commission’s reform
agenda and strategic plan;
 Implements and monitors the compliance of Central and Regional Offices
with all CEB decisions and directives; and
 Provides advice to, and directs or assists CHED clients in addressing their
various public service demands/needs.

Office of the Executive Director

ATTY. CINDERELLA FILIPINA BENITEZ-JARO

Executive Director IV
 ATTY. LILY FREIDA C. MACABANGUN-MILLA, CESO IV
Officer-In-Charge, Office of the Deputy Executive Director IV

Administrative, Financial and

Management Division
The Administrative, Financial and Management Service (AFMS) provides the core
of CHED’s operational service requirements covering human resource
management, budgetary allocations, accounting and audit procedure, record-
keeping functions, and general services, and is tasked to effectively provide the
critical support system for the aforementioned operational, financial and
administrative requirements. The diverse magnitude and complex aspects of
personnel and funds management require the presence of four (4) divisions,
namely: the Budget Division, the Accounting Division, the Human Resource
Management Division (2 Units), and the General Services Division (4 Units) :

(1.) Budget Division

 Allocates CHED’s budget by program, allotment class and object of

expenditures pursuant to the General Appropriations Act (GAA);
 Reviews and consolidates the budget proposals of the Commission (Central
and Regional Offices);
 Ensures the utilization of funds in accordance with the approved General
Appropriations Act (GAA) and Agency Budget Matrix;
 Is involved in the budget preparation and budget legislation activities for
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), wherein respective review and
recommendation on the submitted budget estimates per school are made in
accordance with the Normative Financing (NF) and National Budget Call of
the DBM and other issuances relative to budget preparation;
 Reviews, evaluates and recommends the Gender and Development (GAD)
Budget proposals of the SUCs per IRR of RA 9710; and
 Provides assistance to the Directors and the Chairperson on CHED and
SUCs budgetary concern.

(2.) Accounting Division

  Ensures fast and accurate application and implementation of the
Government Accounting Systems and Procedures;
 Administers financial data and other information generated by the eNGAS;
 Prepares and submits financial report requirements of other government
agencies including liquidation reports on projects implemented by CHED;
 Assures compliance with Government Accounting Rules and Regulations
through pre-audit of transactions and monitoring of implementation of the
Commission on Audit’s recommendations;
 Processes disbursement vouchers and fund transfers;
 Safeguards government assets through verification of collection and
deposit, inventory of supplies and properties, inspection of delivered goods
and monitoring of liquidation of the fund transfers and cash advances;
 Provides support services to personnel and government collecting agencies
through timely remittance of mandatory and other allowable deductions,
maintenance of remittances’ database and certification of remittances
made;
 Acts as withholding tax agent that requires proper taxation on
compensation, goods and services and preparation and submission of tax
remittance advice;
 Consolidates the financial reports of the Central Office and Regional Offices;
and
 Advises management on financial matters.

(3.) Human Resource Development Division

(3.a.) Personnel Management Section

 Assists and advises the head of the agency and heads of offices in the
development, formulation and execution of policies, rules and regulation in
all areas of personnel management in accordance with the Civil Service
Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws;
 Establishes a sound and equitable recruitment and selection system within
the organization;
 Implements position classification and compensation system and other
employee welfare programs such as retirement and other benefits as
prescribed by the Department of Budget and Management and other
government instrumentalities;
 Helps create an atmosphere conducive to good supervisor-employee
relations and improvement of employee welfare and morale and recognizes
the employees’ right to self-organization; and
 Maintains a complete and up-to-date personnel information system.

(3.b.) Training and Development Section

 Implements comprehensive and balanced personnel development programs

designed to raise the level of efficiency, effectiveness, competencies and
morale of the personnel in the Commission;
 Evaluates the personnel data bank for competency building and career
advancement towards the development of a CHED Human Resource Plan;
and
 Provides inputs for the development and implementation of the human
resource training and development program to training providers.

(4.) General Service Division

(4.a.) Property and Supply Management Section

 Periodically procures and conducts inventory of supplies and materials,

equipment, and properties; and
 Maintains custody, disposition of unserviceable CHED properties (e.g. motor
vehicles, office equipment, furniture, etc.) consistent with government
accounting rules and regulations.

(4.b.) Cashiering Services

 Collects and disburses promptly and accurately valid claims for and from
CHED personnel, creditors, and suppliers

(4.c.) Records Management Section

 Manages and maintains overall expedited records of all official incoming

and outgoing/internal and external documents and directives.

(4.d.) Building and Grounds Maintenance Section

 Maintains, improves, refurbishes, and modernizes CHED physical facilities;

and
 Supervises other Contract Services which are handled by private agencies
through outsourcing, such as janitorial services, security , elevator
maintenance, medical and dental, communication services, and other
maintenance service necessary.

Office of the Director

DR. ROGELIO T. GALERA, JR.

Director IV

Legal and Legislative Service (LLS)

The Legal and Legislative Service (LLS) is the Commission’s prime office to
provide the range of legal and legislative services to support its thrust in
becoming a world-class agency fully capable of catapulting the country’s Higher
Education Agenda in the regional and global sphere. It is principally responsible
for investigating complaints on non-compliant programs of HEIs, effectively
implementing the sanctions imposed by the Commission en Banc (e.g. phase-out,
closure, downgrading of status, imposition of fines, among others) pursuant to its
mandate under RA 7722, and provide a mechanism for effective mediation
services on numerous and myriad complaints regarding academic and other
issues brought before the Commission. Under this office are two (2) Divisions: the
Investigation and Enforcement Division, and the Legislative Liaison and Mediation
Office :

(1) Investigation and Enforcement Division

(1.a.) Investigation Section

 Conducts fact-finding investigations on all complaints filed against organic

personnel of the Commission, and on all matters relative to violation of the
CHED law, rules and regulations committed by higher education institutions
(HEIs);
 Coordinates with the proper law enforcement agencies whenever
necessary, in order to effectively carry out the functions stated in the
preceding bullet point and for the purpose of containing unlawful activities
as provided under R.A. 7722 and BP 232;
 Coordinates properly with the Office of the Solicitor General in all matters
relative to judicial cases of the Commission;
 Secures the opinion of the Department of Justice on matters that require its
intervention;
 Prepares and submits fact-finding reports and recommendation for
consideration and appropriate action by the Commission;
 Assists, as the need arises or upon request, the Central and Regional
Offices in the Commission in conducting assessment and/or evaluation of
legal compliance of programs offered by private HEls;
 Provides the necessary support and assistance in any preliminary
investigation to determine if there is prima facie evidence or formal
investigations conducted by the Commission in connection with the first
bullet point;
 Provides technical inputs for the legislative liaison requirements of the
Commission in both Houses of Congress and the office of the President; and
 Coordinates Mediation Services in support of the investigation powers of the
Commission as an effective alternative mode of dispute resolution.

(1.b.) Enforcement Section

 Formulates and recommends policies and programs of action for the

effective enforcement of the country’s educational laws, rules and
regulations;
 Enforces the decisions, directives, orders and resolutions issued by the
Commission En Banc and other judicial and quasi-judicial bodies;
 Prosecutes respondents in formal investigation for alleged violations by
CHED organic personnel pertinent to provisions of the laws, rules and
regulations pertaining to education;
 Processes applications for Correction of Name in School records;
 Reviews Contracts, Memorandum of Agreements and Commission
Issuances, Circulars, etc.;
  Assists in the review of appeals on cases of Exclusion and Expulsion of
Students; and
 Maintains lateral coordination with other government and private agencies
in the implementation of all activities and programs.

(2) Legislative Liaison and Mediation Division

 Consolidates valuable inputs, comments and alternative positions from the

various CHED offices/units whenever preparing a unified position on bills
relevant to higher education;
 Consolidates inputs for written comments and/or position papers of the
Commission on proposed legislation that affect higher education, as well as
inputs in the preparation/drafting or proposed priority bills of the
Commission;
 Attends public hearings conducted by the Education Committees of both the
House of Representatives and the Senate regarding proposed education
bills and other congressional committees together with the technical staff
of concerned offices;
 Identifies, coordinates and provides technical support to the CHED
Chairpersons, Commissioners and key officials during legislative hearings;
 Monitors and analyzes the status of priority legislative proposals on higher
education and coordinates with Congress the implementation of viable
strategies to address delays in the passage of needed legislative measures
and other related problems;
 Initiates efforts to establish rapport with the legislators and their Chiefs-of-
Staff and arrange meetings and briefings with the Commission, if and when
needed, for advocacy and other purposes;
 Provides coordination and liaison work with Congress during budget
hearings and briefings; and
 Performs all other pertinent legislative liaison and coordination work with
Congress, and other government agencies.

Office of the Director

ATTY. FREDERICK MIKHAIL FAROLAN

Director IV
Office of Planning, Research, and
Knowledge Management (OPRKM)
Serving as the Commission’s development planning body and chief policy
formulator in the area of higher education, the Office of Planning, Research and
Knowledge Management (OPRKM) :

 Directs and issues guidelines for the formulation of sector-wide and CHED-
wide policies, plans, and development initiatives, and consolidates them for
Commission approval and endorsement to the National Economic and
Development Authority in case of sector-wide plans and policies;
 Establishes the allocation parameters, framework/guidelines for allocating
SUC budget and coordinates their application in the allocation of the budget
of SUCs, and consolidate the results;
 Develops criteria and systems for allocating HEDF and other public
investment resources;
 Directs and manages the formulation of higher education R&D agenda and
monitors and evaluates its implementation;
 Determines and provides the research infrastructure and enabling policies
and initiatives;
 Oversees major research projects for which CHED is accountable;
 Promotes the utilization of research outputs within the framework of
Intellectual Property policies;
 Generates, processes, and analyzes higher education related
date/information for policy formulation, planning, program development and
serving the information needs of stakeholders;
 Conducts or outsources research with significant policy inputs for CHED;
 Provides overall direction in the development, implementation and
maintenance of packaging information, network systems, information
systems, databases, and electronic dissemination of information, and client
support services supportive to the attainment of the Vision, Mission, and
Goals of the CHED; and
 Packages and disseminates in a timely manner relevant higher education
and R&D data and information.

There are three (3) Divisions under the OPRKM: the Planning and Resource
Management Division (3 sections); the Research Management Division; and the
Knowledge Management Division

Planning and Resource Management Division

Research Management Division

Knowledge Management Division

Office of the Director

 DR. MARY SYLVETTE T. GUNIGUNDO
Officer-in-Charge, Director IV

Office of Programs and Standards

Development (OPSD)
Primarily in-charge of the enhancement of program quality and standards; the
development of corresponding policy guidelines; and the achievement of
transparency, accountability, expediency and integrity in the formulation and
enforcement of PSGs, the Office of Programs and Standards Development (OPSD)
has three (3) Divisions: the Programs Development Division, the Standards
Development Division, and the Non-Conventional Higher Education Programs
Division :

(1) Programs Development Division

 Assists the Commission in the formulation of academic programs in higher

education and in determining the participation of individuals or HEIs in
international academic programs;
 Evaluates and synthesizes the results of program evaluation in aid of policy
formulation and development;
 Recommends to the Commission the composition of Technical Panels,
Committees and Task Forces and provides technical support for their
operation;
 Develops and evaluates programs and projects in accordance with
developed and established standards; and
 Assists in the identification of and support for Centers of Excellence and
Centers of Development in various academic programs.

(2) Standards Development Division

 Assists the Commission in the setting/revision of policies, standards and

guidelines for higher education programs;
 Develops the system, criteria, instruments and procedures for monitoring
and evaluating the implementation of policies, standards and guidelines;
  Assists the Commission in the formulation of criteria and identification of
potential Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development in various
academic programs;
 Provides technical assistance to the Regional Offices in the performance of
their pertinent functions; and
 Reviews applications for authority to operate higher education programs for
approval of the Commission; and Coordinates and collaborates with the
Office of Planning, Research, and Knowledge Management (OPRKM) for data
collection and banking of performance of graduates in the different
licensure examinations.

(3) Non-Conventional Higher Education Programs Division

 Assists the Commission in the formulation, revision and amendment of

policies, standards and guidelines for the implementation of the non-
conventional higher education programs;
 Enforces policies, standards, and guidelines for non-conventional higher
education programs;
 Links and cooperates with appropriate agencies, industries, professional
associations and institutions, and local and international accrediting bodies
for the promotion, maintenance of standards and, local and global social
acceptance;
 Recommends the deputization of higher education institutions which may
conduct equivalency assessments, develop assessment instruments,
provide academic supplementation and/or award degrees within their area
of competence or specialization;
 Establishes equivalency and accreditation mechanism for the college
degree programs within the National Qualifications Framework; and
 Coordinates the training of HEI faculty in human resource training, and
development of prior learning accreditation and assessment of learning
experiences.

Office of the Director

DR. CHERRIE MELANIE ANCHETA-DIEGO, CESO III

Director IV
 CORINNA FRANCES CABANILLA
Director III

Office of Institutional Quality Assurance

and Governance (OIQAG)
The Office of Institutional Quality Assurance and Governance (OIQAG) focuses
on issues of quality assurance, governance and the coordination of higher
education institutions. Generally, it has the following functions :

 Assists and monitors quality management and governance initiatives of

HEIs;
 Promotes the strengthening of HEIs’ productivity capabilities;
 Supports HEIs’ innovations for productivity improvement;
 Formulates and supports the implementation of institutional policies and
guidelines on quality assurance and governance;
 Assesses, coordinates with, and supports the HEIs’ vertical development
per their horizontal typology;
 Assesses, coordinates with, and supports public HEIs in their status and
functioning as amalgamated or merged institutions;
 Coordinates with, and supports HEIs in their plans to establish consortia,
twinning, partnerships, linkages between and among themselves and with
foreign HEIs; and
 Advocates sustained promotion for continuing quality improvement and
transparent responsible institutional governance.

There are two (2) Divisions under OIQAG :

(1) Quality Assurance Division

 Advocates sustained promotion of continuous quality improvement in higher

education and capability building programs for faculty;
 Formulates and implements institutional policies and guidelines for the
implementation of an outcomes-based and typology-based QA;
 Develops, continuously refines and implements an outcomes-based
institutional assessment/accreditation monitoring and evaluation tool that
corresponds to the HEI typology;
  Helps convene and provide secretariat support to the principal accrediting
bodies to ensure the harmonization across accreditation bodies and
networks of outcomes-based program accreditation on the one hand, and
institutional assessment/accreditation on the other;
 Continuously scans the regional and global environment for developments in
the areas of program and institutional quality assurance to provide inputs to
the principal accrediting body for the refinement of existing accreditation
criteria and practices;
 Reviews the institutional QA monitoring and evaluation reports and
integrates the OPDS reviews of program QA monitoring and evaluation for
appropriate interventions by the principal accrediting body;
 Develops and maintains an accurate database of QA-related variables for all
Philippine HEIs that is linked to the CHED MIS;
 Establishes linkages with CHED units, HEIs, regional and international
organizations and other QA stakeholders in higher education; and
 Keeps track of regional and international developments on QA and provide
appropriate future directives and options for CHED and HEIs; and
 Administers the faculty development program as mechanisms for achieving
institutional quality; and
 In the implementation of the 2011-2016 Strategic Plan and HERA, assists
HEIs in the development of internal QA mechanisms and proactively ensures
that a critical mass of them have QA systems in place.

(2) Institutional Governance Division

 Assesses, supports and coordinates with private and public HEIs in plans
and actions involving consortia, twinning, partnerships, linkages, between
them, and with foreign HEIs;
 Assesses, coordinates with and supports public HEIs in their status and
functioning as regional university systems or amalgamated/merged HEIs;
 Advocates, formulates and recommends institutional policies and guidelines
on governance issues and institutional development;
 Maintains an updated database that contains variables specific to
SUCs/LUCs and private HEIs; and
 Provides appropriate governance and related technical support for public
and private HEIs

Office of Student Development And

Services (OSDS)
Primarily mandated to bring about an expanded and enhanced career and life
opportunities for students, in line with the Constitutional provision on the “vital
role of the youth in nation building; the promotion of and protection of their
physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being as well as the
inculcation of patriotism, nationalism and encouragement of their involvement in
public and civic affairs”, the Office of Student Development and Services
(OSDS)has the following mandates :

In terms of policy, program development and technical assistance:

  Directs, in coordination with stakeholders and other CHED units, the
conduct of research and studies that lead to policies, plans, programs,
guidelines and procedures relative to the relevant student development and
services programs;
 Provides technical assistance to CHEDROs, HEIs and other concerned
agencies in the development of guidelines for various student development
and services; and
 Establishes and maintains linkages with government and non-government
agencies and organizations on matters pertaining to student development
and services

For monitoring and evaluation:

 Develops criteria and instruments for monitoring and evaluating student

development and services’ program administration and implementation, in
coordination with other agencies and concerned CHED units; and
 Monitors and evaluates the implementation and outcomes of student
development and services programs in the CHEDROs and HEIs.

In line with student development and services information system:

 Enhances and maintains student development and services information

system in collaboration with the OSDS;
 Adopts systematic filing, storing, retrieval and reproduction of
data/information and other relevant documents;
 Gathers, collates and analyze disaggregated data on clientele profile and
other information;
 Prepares, maintains and updates databases for the special clienteles of
special programs and initiatives and of overseas students; and
 Ensures the safety and security of the OSDS information system.

For program advocacy:

 Prepares the advocacy plan for implementation;

 Prepares and packages information materials pertaining to policies and
programs relative to the works of the Divisions for wider dissemination and
advocacy; and
 Assists other government agencies in information materials development
and dissemination that deal with student welfare and development.

With these responsibilities, the OSDS has two (2) Divisions: the Local Student
Affairs Division (with 2 units), and the International Student Affairs Division :

Office of the Director

DR. EDNA IMELDA F. LEGAZPI

Director IV
 DR. MARIVIC V. IRIBERRI
Officer-in-Charge, Director III

CHED Regional Offices

The Regional Offices are the dynamic and empowered frontline organic units of
CHED that adhere to the highest principles of good governance, accountability,
transparency and efficient service to the stakeholders of higher education. With
the most crucial role the CHEDRO’s play in the implementation of the policies and
programs of the Commission and in higher education reform, they have the
following general terms of reference :

 Monitors the implementation of national policies and programs and

enforcement of academic standards at the regional level;
 Coordinates the formulation of higher education plans and programs that
are responsive to the needs and potentials of the region in consultation with
other regional offices;
 Provides assistance to the CHED Central Office in the allocation of
resources and preparation of the composite higher education budget for the
region;
 Undertakes research; conducts/outsources studies applicable to the region
and disseminates information to all institutions and agencies;
 Provides technical assistance and develops relevant training program to
higher education institutions; and
 Collects and analyzes higher education information relative to the region
and maintains an adequate management information system.

Specifically, the CHEDROs also :

 Implements the plans, policies, standards, guidelines, rules and regulations

promulgated by the Commission concerning the operation of Higher
Education Institutions in the different regions;
 Monitors and evaluates the performance of Higher Education Institutions in
the region in terms of compliance to minimum standards for the various
higher education programs;
  Issues permits and recognition for the various program offerings of private
higher education institutions;
 Coordinates the implementation of projects and programs of the
Commission in the region for the development and improvement of the
higher education system;
 Formulates and updates regional higher education development plans;
 Implements scholarship, study grants and student financial assistance
programs as well as other relevant student auxiliary services
 Gathers and consolidates basic higher education data/statistics for the
region;
 Disseminates PSGs, higher education data and other relevant information
for guidance of stakeholders;
 Coordinates the provision of efficient and effective student services (e.g.,
issuance of Special Orders; certification, authentication and verification of
academic records, etc.);
 Represents the Commission and participates in the affairs of the Regional
Development Council; and
 Establishes networks/linkages with and participates in the activities of
other government and non-government agencies, organizations or
institutions.

CHED Regional Offices Directory

CHEDRO V

Atty. Septon A. de la Cruz, CESO III

Director IV
What is the function of CHED regional office?
Provides technical assistance and develops relevant training program to higher education institutions;
and. Collects and analyzes higher education information relative to the region and maintains an
adequate management information system.

What is the mission of CHED Philippines?

MISSION. To promote equitable access and ensure quality and relevance of higher education
institutions and their programs.

What is difference between CHED and DepEd?

The Department of Education (DepEd) is the higher body. It oversees all education in the Philippines.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is a body under the DepEd that specifically oversees
college level education and up.Jul 7, 2017

What is CHED accreditation?

Council for Higher Education Accreditation serves its members, students, and society through
advocacy for the value and. independence of accreditation, recognition of accrediting organizations
and commitment to quality in higher education. Country. Philippines. Country.

CHED LOGO

The CHED LOGO is a representation of how Philippine Higher Education evolved.

The pyramid represents the ideal three-level, manpower structure of the country, comprising of basic level skills, middle or
semi-skilled workers, and high or professional levels of human resource located at the apex of the pyramid and the primary
concern of higher education.

The human silhouette inside the pyramid represents human resources development of every Filipino to become productive
citizens of the country.

The rising sun symbolizes the dawning of a new era in higher education with the creation of CHED. With the emergence of
CHED, higher education was given the much needed attention and appropriate reforms implemented which jump started the
development of higher education as the prime mover in nation-building.

The color triad: red , yellow and blue correspond to the colors of the Philippine flags as CHED was created to be the main
advocate and pillar of nation building.

The year 1994 indicates the year when CHED was created by law. On May 18, 1994, CHED was established through Republic
Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act 1994”