Early this month, the Board of Directors of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) has granted Emilio Aguinaldo College – Manila, a Level I status for its Business Administration and Liberal Arts programs.

In two separate letters all dated May 7, 2008, to EAC President Jose Paulo E. Campos, PACU-COA Chair Dr. Rosita L. Navarro, said that its board had reviewed the report of Dr. Conrado Inigo, chair of the accrediting team, which conducted the level I formal accreditation visit of the programs offered by the School of Business Administration and the School of Liberal Arts, last March, 2008.

The two programs have been endorsed for certification to the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) for such accredited status, and are recommended to enjoy the benefits as stipulated in CHED Order No. 01, Series of 2005.

The grant awarded to BA and LA programs bespeaks that EAC insofar as the two (2) programs are concerned have “satisfactorily met the standards” and they have fulfilled all the requirements of voluntary accreditation of the said accrediting body.

Signatories of the certificate are Dr. Rosita L. Navarro, Chair, and Mr. Adlai C. Castigador, PACU-COA Executive Director.

The School of Business Administration started working for its Level I status immediately after receiving the chairman’s Report from the accreditors’ preliminary visit. From the weaknesses pointed out, these were converted into strength. Some of these are the following:

- Changing the vision and mission of the School through the collaborative planning of the faculty in the framing of institutional development plans that will seek to meet regional and local goals and needs;

- Encouraging of faculty to write researches;

- Participating in development programs both of faculty and students;
- Changing the traditional teaching methodology and using technologies such as OHP, internet and e-learning;

- Updating of business books, journals and other material

- Constructing the EAC Business Center as a venue for business students during these practicum;

- Continuing and well-coordinated community outreach projects in their adopted community (Cuyegkeng, Pasay City).

All of the results stated above are through the efforts and teamwork of the BA faculty namely: Mr. Blondie Silang, Ms. Maria Nimfa R. Diaz, Ms. Shirley U. Espino, Ms. Juliet M. Rodelas, Ms. Rita V. Santiago, Mr. Ruel M. Luzana and the dean of the School of BA, Dr. Cecilia A. Navarro.