PACU Annual General Assembly & Election 2024

The Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) will hold its Annual General Assembly and Election on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Monet Ballroom 3, Novotel Manila Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City. This year’s theme is “PACU @ 92: Lifelong Education Pathways for Success."

A copy of the program with the agenda is attached for your information and easy reference (Annex “A”).

Please take note of the following reminders relative to the PACU General Assembly, Election, and Ratification of By-Laws on September 28, 2024:

1.    The Board of Trustees will be elected online through Election Buddy.

1.1.    A copy of the Guidelines on online voting is attached for your information and easy reference (Annex “B”).

1.2.    Only active members who have paid their Membership Dues for School Year 2023-2024 on or before 13 September 2024 (Friday), 5:00 pm, are entitled to vote for the PACU Board of Trustees members. A reminder letter regarding the payment of dues is attached for your reference (Annex “C”). 

1.3.    Each member school should designate an Official Representative authorized to vote on its behalf.

1.4.  The PACU member school’s Chairman of the Board of Directors or the School President is automatically presumed to be its official representative (PACU official representative). As such, the PACU official representative who registered automatically receives the unique code for the elections.  

1.5.    If the member school’s Chairman or President cannot attend the General Assembly, he/she may designate an alternate representative to officially represent the school in the elections, provided an Authorization form is submitted on or before 13 September 2024 (Friday), 5:00 pm. The AUTHORITY TO VOTE IN 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY form is attached to this notice for your reference as Annex “D.” The official alternate representative will receive the unique code for the elections until 28 September 2024 (Saturday), 8:00 am.

1.6.    Should a school choose to withdraw itself from being voted for as a trustee, it must submit a Notice of Withdrawal via email to the PACU Secretariat on or before 5:00 pm on Friday, 13 September 2024 (Please see Annex “E”).

2. REGISTRATION FEE: P 4,000.00 per participant (to defray expenses for the event such as PM snacks and Dinner, venue rental, LED wall, audiovisual set-up, and event highlights documentation)

3. We will send another communication containing the General Assembly Meeting documents.

4. Hotel accommodation can be booked at the PACU corporate rate of P 6,000.00NET for a Superior Room (inclusive breakfast for 2) between September 27 and September 29, 2024. Rooms are subject to availability.

5. Please register by completing the Google form below. For institutions with more than one (1) participant, please fill out the registration form again. The Registration deadline is Friday, September 13, 2024. 

6. Payment. Please make your check payable to the PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INC. You may deposit your payment in our Security Bank Acct—no. 0381-009093-001. Kindly send a copy of the deposit slip to pacusecretariat@gmail.com so the funds transfer can be correctly identified.

7. Privacy Notice. There will be both visual and audio recordings of the General Assembly, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. PACU will collect and record information from the registration form for the PACU General Assembly and Election on September 28, 2024. PACU will not share personal data with third parties, except for the names of the participating schools, their business addresses, official email addresses, and as may be reasonable, necessary, required, or authorized under the law. Personal data collected from this form shall be retained for one (1) year from the date of acquisition. As far as practicable and subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations, you may request that your data be deleted from PACU’s system within a reasonable time frame after the request.

8. Inquiries or concerns. If you have any further inquiries regarding the PACU Annual General Assembly and Election, you may email the Secretariat at pacusecretariat@gmail.com or call (02) 8638 5635 Viber (0915) 567 2346 (Ria Lascano).

PACU Annual General Assembly & Election Memo