Marasigan will serve as the Vice-President Internal, while Francisco will serve as the Vice-President External for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

Marasigan previously served as the Assistant Vice President for Professional Development for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023, member of the Board of Trustees for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024, and the Vice-President Internal for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

Francisco previously served as the Assistant Treasurer for the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024, and the Treasurer for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

NACPAE is the largest professional association of accounting teachers in the country since 1973. It envisioned itself as community of learned accounting teachers leading the Accountancy education in Southeast Asia.

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The University logged a 74.02% passing rate. Meanwhile, the national passing rate was 33.11%.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) administered the licensure exams.

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The faculty members who were elected board members are Assoc. Prof. Mary Jane Castilla, PhD of the UST-Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy, and Inst. Vitus Paul de Jesus, PhD of the College of Science – Department of Mathematics and Physics.

MATHTED pursues the advancement of Mathematics Education in the Philippines through leadership, research, information exchange, and collaboration.

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The first agreement will pave the way for the SGV Foundation to earmark and grant professorial chairs in accounting. The UST Research and Endowment Foundation, Inc. (REFI) will be the benefactor.

The second MoA, through the support of the newly formed SGV Academy, will aid the academic endeavors of AMV-CoA in bolstering their curriculum development, boot camps, mentorship, and faculty immersion.

The MoAs were signed by AMV-CoA Dean Prof. Patricia M. Empleo, PhD; Assistant Dean Asst. Prof. Francisco M. Caliwan, Jr., MSPA, MBA; SGV managing partner Mr. Wilson P. Tan; and SGV deputy managing partner Ms. Vivian Ruiz.

UST is one of the country’s top and consistent producers of certified public accountants. Within SGV’s leadership structure, at least twenty-eight partners are Thomasians. Two of its founders, Dr. Washington SyCip and Alfredo M. Velayo, are also graduates of UST’s accounting programs.

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Caliwan delivered the lecture entitled The Teachers’ Roles in Addressing the Competency Gap Between the Classroom and the Workplace. He emphasized the vital roles of accounting teachers in preparing students for success in the workplace. He discussed that while the university prepares the individual for the initial professional development needed in the workplace, the workplace should further develop the individual through continuing professional development. He also shared some of the competency gaps identified by the industry partners and provided possible solutions to address them. In the end, Caliwan explained that the University and the workforce each play significant roles in individuals’ personal and professional development.

Meanwhile, Marasigan shared his expertise in Advanced Excel Techniques tailored for accounting teachers. He provided in-depth discussion on powerful tools and functions that enhance data analysis, automate calculations, and streamline grade computations—equipping educators with the skills to improve their teaching efficiency and elevate student learning. These Excel techniques are essential for modern accounting instruction, ensuring accuracy, productivity, and a deeper understanding of financial data.

The Western Visayas Regional Forum is the last leg of the provincial fora organized by NACPAE. In June 2025, NACPAE will close the current fiscal year with a national conference in Baguio City.

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Alexia Guadalupe and Andrew Halili shared the #8 spot with their 88% score, while Alexandra Osias scored 87.83% to land at the #9 spot.

The University produced 195 new CPAs, logging a 74.43% passing rate.

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Within various technical panels are Thomasian academics and researchers, namely:

ACCOUNTANCY

1. Prof. Patricia M. Empleo, PhD

BIOLOGY, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology

1. Prof. Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz, Dr. rer. Nat.
2. Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, PhD
3. Prof. John Donnie A. Ramos, PhD

CHEMISTRY

1. Academician Professor Emeritus Maribel G. Nonato, PhD
2. Assoc. Prof. Oliver B. Villaflores, PhD

FINE ARTS

1. Assoc. Prof. Eric B. Zerrudo, PhD

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

1. Prof. Marilu R. Madrunio, PhD (Chair)
2. Prof. Camilla D.J. Vizconde, PhD

GRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION

1. Prof. Camilla D.J. Vizconde, PhD

LITERATURE

1. Prof. John Jack G. Wigley, PhD

MARINE SCIENCE

1. Prof. Mary Beth B. Maningas, PhD

MATHEMATICS

1. Prof. Ma. Carlota B. Decena, PhD

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

1. Prof. Ma. Freida Z. Hapan, PhD

MEDICINE

1. Prof. Ma. Minerva P. Calimag, MD, PhD

MUSIC

1. Assoc. Prof. Dolores T. Andres, PhD

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

1. Asst. Prof. Kathlene Anne V. Hernandez, MHPEd

OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

1. Assoc. Prof. Ma. Ninia I. Calaca, MA, MAPhl
2. Prof. Belen L. Tangco, PhD

PHARMACY

1. Prof. Aleth Therese L. Dacanay, PhD (Chair)

PHILOSOPHY

1. Prof. Robert A. Montaña, PhD

PHYSICAL THERAPY

1. Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH

PHYSICS

1. Assoc. Prof. Angelita Silverio, MS (ret.)

REAL ESTATE

1. Prof. Eduardo G. Ong, PhD

SOCIOLOGY

1. Prof. Clarence M. Batan, PhD
2. Asst. Prof. Louie Benedict R. Ignacio, PhD

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

1. Inst. Elinor Bautista
2. Asst. Prof. Judith S. Damian, MS (ret.)

The newly reconstituted technical panels will have a four-year term beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2028.

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In an interview with the Communications Bureau, Caliwan said the recognition was “very fulfilling” as it recognizes “accounting teachers with outstanding achievement and distinguished performance as an educator, and whose outstanding contribution has a national impact.” Caliwan said the distinction is “a very big honor that I will treasure forever.”

Caliwan thanks the University community, particularly Accountancy Dean Patricia M. Empleo, PhD, Accountancy Regent fr. Franklin F. Beltran, O.P., PhD, and the college community, for their support. “UST allowed me to be actively involved in my professional organizations. A lot of activities for accounting teachers that we co-organized are held in UST. We showed the accounting education profession the Thomasian brand of service.”

Caliwan credits parts of his award to his recent stint as president of the National Association of CPAs in Education (NACPAE), during which time he championed the capacity-building of CPAs in education through a multi-part nationwide caravan of workshops on Outcomes-Based Education and updating on the CPA Licensure Exams based on recent pronouncements of the Professional Regulation Commission. The one-year term also gave a chance to broach the idea of a Magna Carts for Accounting Teachers, which is envisioned to “will answer the many concerns of accounting teachers.” Among these are the stringent and expensive continuing professional development unit requirements that make some CPAs shy away from teaching.

The awarding ceremonies will take place on November 21, 2024.

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The Thomasian snooker outlasted China’s Chen Si-Ming in 4 sets, becoming the first Filipina pool player to join the league of 9-ball champions worldwide.

Amit is an alumna of the BSC Accountancy program, then offered in the College of Commerce and Business Administration, in 2004. Behind her team is Department of Psychology Chair Karen Katrina Trinidad, PhD (sports psychologists) and Philippine billiards legends Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante.”

Photos from Rubilen Amit’s social media accounts

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UST likewise logged a 65.26% passing rate, higher than the 30.28% national passing rate.

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