
Hope and opportunity filled the EKB Auditorium of Apayao State College (ASC) as 374 new beneficiaries were officially welcomed into the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program during an orientation led by the Commission on Higher Education–Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST) CAR on October 5, 2025, at the ASC Luna Campus. Each beneficiary from TES Batch 15 will receive ₱10,000 per semester to help sustain their academic journey.

Continuing its series of orientations across the Cordillera Administrative Region, CHED-UniFAST CAR visited Saint Louis University (SLU) on October 2, 2025, to conduct an orientation session for the latest batch of beneficiaries under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program.

CHED-UniFAST CAR continues its series of orientations for Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries across the Cordillera Administrative Region. Beginning the month of October with this commitment, the team visited Baguio Central University (BCU) on October 1, 2025, to orient its Batch 15 TES beneficiaries, whose effectivity starts in the First Semester of Academic Year 2024–2025.

CHED-UniFAST CAR continues its commitment to guiding student grantees toward academic success through an orientation held for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries of King’s College of the Philippines (KCP) in Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet, on September 30, 2025.

In celebration of the 124th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary, the Commission on Higher Education – Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), under the leadership of Regional Director Dr. Jimmy G. Catanes, conducted a seminar on public service values on September 29, 2025.