The Mindanao State University – Maigo College of Education, Science, and Technology (MSU-MCEST) has been recognized as one of the 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐬) 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐑𝐂) 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. The award was a highlight of the ASEAN Celebration and Regional Quality Awards held at Chali Resort, Conference Center. The award was received by 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐀. 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫. It recognized the school’s performance in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), where it produced topnotchers: 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. For this achievement, MSU-MCEST was given a Certificate of Recognition and is now ranked 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟎. The event, organized under the themes “𝐴𝑆𝐸𝐴𝑁 2025: 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 “𝐴𝑆𝐸𝐴𝑁 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ: 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑎-𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑃𝑎𝑔-𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑎𝑑,” gathered education leaders, government officials, and guests to honor achievements in education, research, licensure performance, and international rankings. Joining 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫 in representing MSU-MCEST were 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐆. 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐟; 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐃. 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚; 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐆. 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚; and 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐌. 𝐎𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚 and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃. 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧. This recognition demonstrates MSU-MCEST’s contribution to producing professionals who can help in national and regional development. As one of the highlights of the program, which also recognized rankings in QS, THE, THE Impact, and WURI, the award strengthens the standing of higher education institutions in the Philippines. MSU-MCEST extends its heartfelt gratitude to 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂. 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐬 for her outstanding leadership, and to 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐁. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳, 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗 𝐎𝐈𝐂-𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐕. Their dedication to advancing higher education continues to inspire institutions like MSU-MCEST in pursuing innovation and excellence.