DR. REGGIE O. CRUZ

A Bit About Me

REGGIE O. CRUZ, EdD PhD
He is currently the Dean of the Institute of Teacher Education Concurrent Research Director of Jose C. Feliciano College Foundation and Commissioner for Kapampangan Language of Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, Office of the President. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy Major in Filipino Language at Lyceum-Northwestern University (2022); a Doctor of Education Major in Educational Management at Tarlac State University (2016); a Master of Arts in Education Major in Filipino at Angeles University Foundation (2013) and a Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Filipino at Holy Angel University (2006). Active License Professional Teacher (LPT) and Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP).

He is a published book author for action research, literature, Filipino language, and Educational Management. He already translated works from Kapampangan to Filipino through the Tuglung: Kapampangan Journal. He is an advocate of Kapampangan Literature as he was commended by the local government of Angeles City as adviser of the 1st School of Economics Paper Written in Kapampangan and 1st School Hymn Written in Kapampangan. He is a researcher in the field and was invited to be a resource speaker focusing on education and language in Filipino and Kapampangan. 

He is a published researcher and won in different institutions namely the Department of Education in Region III (SHS Teaching Category Best Paper and Best Oral Presenter, 2018), University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao (Best Presenter, 2019), Asia Pacific Association Educators Training Institute (Best Paper, 2019) and Philippine Normal University (Pinakamahusay na Abstrak, 2023).

He was awarded Pambansang Ulirang Guro sa Filipino 2018 by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino because of his advocacies in Filipino and Kapampangan Languages. Finalist of Most Outstanding Kapampangan in the Field of Education (2019) and with honoris causa in Doctor of Humanities (2019) and Doctor of Pedagogies (2021) given by universities in Haiti and USA.

He is also currently teaching in the graduate school for the Master of Arts in Education Program at the Bataan Peninsula State University, Republic Central Colleges, and Central Mindanao Colleges. He is active in cultural professional organizations such as Akademyang Kapampangan (2022- present) as Secretary. A cultural worker doing projects in translation, webinars, and training in Kapampangan Language and Literature. Vice President of the Asian Society for Productivity and Innovation in Research and Education.

AWARD, PRESENTED, AND PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPER