Industry exposure has long been an integral part of the learning experience at the College of Accountancy, Business Education, and Computer Studies (CABECS) of Colegio San Agustin–Bacolod CSAB. For years, CABECS has cultivated partnerships with various organizations and companies, giving students valuable opportunities to step beyond the classroom and experience the realities of the professional world. These longstanding industry linkages have become an important component of CABECS’s commitment to making learning relevant, practical, and responsive to the demands of the workplace.
What makes this year’s initiative particularly distinctive, however, is the strengthened and expanded network of industry partners formally brought together through a Ceremonial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Signing held on August 14, 2026, at the CSAB Auditorium. The MOAs build on CABECS’s continuing industry-academe engagements while opening more diverse and meaningful opportunities for students under its OJT and Internship Programs for Academic Year 2026–2027 in collaboration with the External Relations, Internationalization and Linkages Office. The expanded partnership network brings together organizations from the hospitality, accounting, finance, business, education, technology, and professional services sectors, creating a broader range of environments where students can apply their knowledge and develop workplace competencies.
CABECS – led by its Dean, Fr. Manuel M. Vergara, OSA and Associate Dean, Mr. Louie C. Pagdato, MBA, CMMS and the different program heads – welcomed Roy’s Hotel and Convention Center, Seda Hotel, Stonehills Suites Bacolod, Garriel Angel and Associates, CPAs, J.A. Lamboso and Co., CPAs, Pivotal Review and Tutorial Center Inc. (PRTC), Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc., Association of Negros Producers, PEARTH Lending Corporation, and Teachmint Technologies Inc.
Through these strengthened partnerships, CABECS is not starting something new – it is building on years of industry collaboration and taking it to a broader and more strategic level, ensuring that Augustinian students are given greater opportunities to connect academic learning with actual professional practice and prepare themselves for the evolving world of work.
