Young Cordilleran innovators took center stage as the Commission on Higher Education–Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST CAR) and the Department of Trade and Industry–Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) concluded the 2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Program – Project MARITES (Mobilizing Available Resources through Inclusive Training on Entrepreneurship of Student-Grantees) through the Regional Youth Business Pitch Competition held on October 28, 2025, at Newtown Plaza Hotel, Baguio City.
CHED-UniFAST CAR successfully conducted an orientation for the Batch 15 of Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries of the Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) on October 17, 2025.
CHED-UniFAST CAR brought Project ACCESS to Kapangan National High School in Kapangan, Benguet on October 16, 2025, as part of the school’s Career Quest 2025 celebration.
In celebration of the UniFAST Founding Anniversary and the National Mental Health Week, the Commission on Higher Education–Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-UniFAST CAR) successfully conducted the third installment of this year’s SEEDLING Project on October 15, 2025.
“I almost gave up my studies,” shared Kelly Jem. “But my father reminded me that education is the only treasure he can leave me — something no one can ever take away.”
The episode also featured Kelly Jem C. Ramil, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student at Apayao State College (ASC) and a Batch 15 TES beneficiary.
