Shirley Agrupis
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PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byJ. Prospero de Vera III
Succeeded byDr. Virgilio Julius P. Manzano, Jr.
BornShirley Castañeda
(Aparri, Cagayan)
Shirley Agrupis | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2025 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | J. Prospero de Vera III |
| President of Mariano Marcos State University | |
| In office 2017–2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Virgilio Julius P. Manzano, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Castañeda (Aparri, Cagayan) |
| Education | Mariano Marcos State University (BS) University of the Philippines Los Baños (MS) Shizuoka University (PhD) |
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Shirley Agrupis (née Castañeda) is a Filipino academic administrator and government official who has served as the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) since 2025. She previously served as president of Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) from 2017 to 2025.
Agrupis earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). She later completed a master's degree at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, a joint program by Gifu University and Shizuoka University in Japan.[1]