In a significant step toward elevating the quality of Philippine higher education, 38 delegates from 19 selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and 12 representatives from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) convened at the Richmonde Hotel, Iloilo City, for the 26th AUN-QA Tier 1 Training Course. Held from February 10–13, 2026, the four-day intensive program focused on “Accomplishing Programme Assessment, Version 4.0.” Organized by the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Secretariat, the workshop aimed to ground participants in the eight core AUN-QA criteria, fostering a deeper understanding of internal quality assurance (IQA) systems to meet rigorous international benchmarks.