About Us

It all started from an idea to create a group that will attend to the needs of accounting teachers, promote their cause, advance their purpose, and advocate a better quality of life for them and a better quality of accounting education for the aspiring CPAs.

An idea conceived out of bright minds, a manifesto was passed on May 4, 1972 at Centro Escolar University in Manila, asserting the formation of a group for CPAs in the academe. Thereafter, on February 12, 1973, the Association of CPAs in Education (ACPAE) was incorporated with Dean Pascasio Banaria of Far Eastern University – Manila as its first president.

One of the thrusts of this professional organization of accounting educators is the annual holding of the Accounting Teacher’s Conference (ATC). In 1993, with the combined efforts of Prof. Felisa “Lola” Bertol and Dean Danilo Principe, the then ACPAE President, the first two ATCs were launched at Imus Sports Center in Imus, Cavite and in Cagayan de Oro City. From then on, the ATC has been held in different provinces and cities attracting more and more participants.

Due to its fast-growing membership, the Association was re-incorporated on September 15, 2011 with its new name National Association of CPAs in Education, Inc. (nACPAE). In early 2013, in response to the evolving accounting landscape, nACPAE went international with the holding of its 21st ATC in Hong Kong and in Bao’an, China with the theme “nACPAE Transcends.”

In September 2013, nACPAE held the first ever Mid-Year ATC at Bohol Tropics in Tagbilaran City. For the 2nd time around, nACPAE went international when it brought to Bankok, Thailand its 22nd ATC with the theme “nACPAE: Advocates Commitment, Transparency for New Opportunities around the World (nACPAE: ACT NOW).”

After two successive ATCs abroad and the 1st Mid-Year ATC held in Bohol, the Board of Trustees (BoT) agreed to hold the 2nd Mid-Year ATC at the Sunway Putra Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 19021, 2015 adopting PICPA’s theme “Sharing success, Beyond Borders.”

Following this feat, the 2016-2017 BoT brought the 3rd Mid-Year ATC with the theme “Leveling-Up the Future of Accounting Educators,” in Singapore on October 24-26, 2016. Peculiar to the 3rd Mid-Year ATC is benchmarking with the leading higher educational institution in the ASEAN region learning from the best practices in instructions, curricula, and researches of SP Jain School of Global Management, the Singapore Institute of Management University, and the National University of Singapore. Furthermore, research papers of accounting educators were also presented during the 3rd Mid-Year ATC.

Acknowledging the expanding horizons of the Board of Accountancy (BoA) as the overarching theme, the 2016-17 BoT has been proactive in its initiative of bringing BoA and the nACPAE BoT in the doorsteps of direct stakeholders (teachers, students, and practitioners) in Luzon (Tuguegarao, Vigan, Urdaneta, and Lucena), NCR (Mendiola), and Mindanao (General Santos and Davao) through the “Meet the examiners and Updates from BoA and nACPAE BoT” project which is also a CPD-earning endeavor. The 4th Mid-year International Conference with the theme “SHINE Beyond Borders” brought the nACPAE members to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Our Mission:

nACPAE exists to:

• advocate a better quality of life for accounting teachers (care)

• promote holistic professional development for accounting teachers and aspiring CPAs (life-long learning)

• uphold professionalism inside and outside the classroom (professionalism)

• foster genuine respect among members of the academic community and other stakeholders (respect)

• strengthen faith in God and love of country (God centeredness)

Our Vision

nACPAE envisions itself as a community of learned accounting teachers leading the Accountancy education in Southeast Asia.

Dyan Nicole M. Francisco
President
University of Santo Tomas

Henry D. Rufino
Vice President - External
Tarlac State University

Mark Anecito R. Perlas
Vice President - Internal
Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Mesa

Lorenz Nicole C. Duna
Vice President - Professional Development
CARD-MRI Development Institute, Inc.

Joannamarie U. Santos
Assistant Vice President - Professional Development
Our Lady of Fatima University

Noel A. Bergonia
Secretary
Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Mesa 

Carlos O. Vicuña
Assistant Secretary
University of Cordilleras

Angel Queen M. Samoraga
Treasurer
Notre Dame of Marbel University

Sarah M. Balisacan
Assistant Treasurer
University of San Jose Recoletos

Lord Eddie I. Aguilar
Auditor
University of Mindanao

Wency M. Giron
Trustee
REO Philippines

Christian Eligius A. Jimenez
Trustee
Adamson University

Cedric Val R. Naranjo
Trustee
Cebu Institute of Technology - University

Lorence Aster B. Pellejera
Trustee
Naga College Foundation, Inc.

Resty Myrrh B. Purca
Trustee
North Eastern Mindanao State University

Ruth E. Chew
Ex-Officio
Ateneo de Davao University

PASCASIO S. BANARIA (+)
1973 – 1975

MANUEL A. REYES (+)
1976 – 1977

MARCELINO S. BANARIA (+)
1978 – 1982

MA. VIOLETA V. VICENTE (+)
1983 – 1984

ERLINDA C. PEFIANCO (+)
1985

FELICIANO V. ROQUE JR. (+)
1986

DOLORES A. BANARIA (+)
1987 – 1992

FELISA “LOLA” B. BERTOL (+)
1993 – 1994

DANILO A. PRINCIPE
1995 – 1996

RAUL C. ADDATU
1997 – 1998

FRANKLIN T. AGAMATA
1999 – 2001

MARIANO M. LERIN
2001 – 2002

GLORIA T. BAYSA
2002 – 2003

MARIETTA B. SORIO (+)
2003 – 2004

RHAMIR C. DALIOAN
2004 – 2005

ERWIN VINCENT G. ALCALA
2005 – 2006

ASSER S. TAMAYO
2006 – 2007

MA. CONCEPCION Y. LUPISAN
2007 – 2008

ARCHIMEDES E. IBAY (+)
2008 – 2009

JOSE M. IRENEO
2009 – 2010

REYNALDO R. OCAMPO
2010 – 2011

MELCHOR Q. BOMBEO
2011 – 2012

ROEL E. HERMOSILLA
2012 – 2013

MYRNA Q. MALLARI
2013 – 2014

FERDINAND A. RODRIGUEZ
2014 – 2015

OMAR ERASMO G. AMPONGAN
2015 – 2016

ANTONIO J. DAYAG
2016 – 2017

HENLY S. PAHILAGAO
2017 – 2018

EDWIN M. DELOS SANTOS
2018 – 2019

FLORENZ C. TUGAS
2019 – 2021

ALLAN FRANK B. SILVA
2021 – 2022

CHRISTOPHER B. ABELINDE
2022 – 2023

FRANCISCO M. CALIWAN JR.
2023 – 2024

JASMIN MAY P. BANIAGA
2024 – 2025

RUTH E. CHEW
2025 – 2026

DYAN NICOLE M. FRANCISCO
2026 – 2027

MARIANO M. LERIN
2019

GUILLERMO M. DE LEON, JR.
2019

PATRICIA M. EMPLEO
2021

ARNEL ONESIMO O. UY
2023

ESTER "IROG" F. LEDESMA
2024

CONRADO T. VALIX
2024

MA. CONCEPCION Y. LUPISAN
2025

ERWIN VINCENT G. ALCALA
2026