St. Maryโs College of Tagum, Inc. (SMCTI) took part in the ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐, ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ) ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐. With the theme โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ธ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐: ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก, ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐,โ the event gathered academic leaders from various institutions to reflect on the directions of Philippine education in an increasingly digital and rapidly changing landscape.
Representing SMCTI were ๐๐ฟ. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐น ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. Throughout the day, they joined the series of keynote sessions, learning forums, and institutional updates that showcased PAASCUโs ongoing initiatives and the sectorโs vision for transformative learning.
The assembly opened with PAASCUโs State of the Association Address, followed by a keynote on the Department of Educationโs vision for strengthening transformative education. Another highlight was the awarding of the ISO Certification by TUV Rheinland Philippines, Inc., affirming PAASCUโs commitment to maintaining international standards.
Participants also attended learning sessions focusing on ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐, ๐ผ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐-๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ผ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐-๐๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐.
SMCTIโs participation reinforces its commitment to sustaining Quality Transformative Ignacian Marian Education, staying aligned with national directions, and ensuring that its academic programs remain responsive, future-focused, and attuned to the evolving needs of learners.