
CHED-UniFAST CAR formally welcomed 348 new grantees of the Tulong Dunong Program (TDP) in Kalinga Province through an orientation and awarding ceremony held on August 29, 2025, at the Kalinga Sports Center. This new batch of grantees officially takes effect beginning the First Semester of Academic Year 2024–2025.

To further strengthen the implementation of student financial assistance programs in the Cordillera, CHED-UniFAST CAR conducted an orientation for the latest batch of Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries from Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Kalinga Province on August 29, 2025, at Saint Tonis College, Inc. (STCI).

In its continuing effort to strengthen advocacy and promotion of student financial assistance programs, CHED-UniFAST CAR has forged a new partnership with the Local Government of Lagawe, Ifugao (LGU-Lagawe) and Ifugao State University (IFSU) for the airing of “UAQTEA Time” on Radyo Kiphodan, the community radio station operated by LGU-Lagawe.

As part of its continuing advocacy and promotions campaign, CHED-UniFAST CAR engaged with media partners to further promote awareness and understanding of the programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA).

In its continuing effort to expand access to quality tertiary education and provide support to deserving students, CHED-UniFAST CAR formally oriented and awarded Notices of Award to the new beneficiaries of the Tulong Dunong Program (TDP) of Mountain Province State University (MPSU) on August 27, 2025, at the Governor Leonard G. Mayaen Sports Complex, Poblacion, Bontoc, Mountain Province.