The latest batch of aspiring youth entrepreneurs in Kalinga has completed the YEP-Project MARITES 2024 training, with 16 out of the 21 participants emerging as beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). The training was held from July 23-26, 2024, at the RDE Hall of Kalinga State University – Main in Tabuk City.

YEP-Project MARITES, a joint entrepreneurship training program of DTI-CAR and CHED-CAR, celebrated the completion of its latest batch of completers from the Baguio-Benguet Provincial Leg, held on July 16-19, 2024, at CHET LB Hall, Benguet State University – Main, La Trinidad, Benguet. This project provided free entrepreneurial training to 26 youth, 16 of whom are beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). These beneficiaries include six from the Free Higher Education program, five from the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES), and five from the Tulong Dunong Program.