Dear Partners, Donors, and Benefactors,

It is with deep sorrow that Punlaan School announce of the passing of our dear School Director, Maria Theresa “Kai” Nabatar, on August 23, 2025. She was diagnosed with cancer last July 2025.

Kai, or more lovingly known as Ma’am Kai, has served the Foundation for Professional Training, Inc. (FPTI) in various roles for most of her life. A true educator at heart, she was in the teaching and management staff of Habihan School for Residence and Institution Services and Management in 1995, and as the School Director for Maligaya Institute for Culinary Arts and Residential Services (MICARS) by 2003. In 2013, she joined Punlaan School and had been the Vice Director for Student Affairs, and most recently, the School Director of Punlaan School since 2023.

Part of its milestones in its 50th year, Punlaan School has officially been accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as an Assessment Center for Pharmacy Services NC III.

Email us at assessment.center@punlaanschool.edu.ph for more information.

AUGUST 2024 — Punlaan School is pleased to announce that it has officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Social Enterprises for Training in Hospitality & Catering (or ASSET H&C) Network. Punlaan School is ASSET H&C’s first technical-vocational institution-member from the Philippines.