During his visit to the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Benguet on April 21, 2024, CHED Chairperson J. Prospero “Popoy” De Vera III participated in Project SAGIP (Scholars and Grant Beneficiaries’ Action in Greening Initiatives Program), a project initiated by CHED-CAR Regional Director Dr. Demetrio P. Anduyan Jr. Chair Popoy planted a pine tree seedling at Benguet State University’s Main Campus in La Trinidad, accompanied by Dir. Anduyan and BSU President Dr. Felipe S. Comila.
Dr. Demetrio P. Anduyan Jr., Director IV of the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR), emphasized the integral connection between the heart of every scholar and the heart of service provided by CHED during the First Quarter 2024 Meeting with Focal Persons spearheaded by the UniFAST Unit on January 30, 2024, at Paragon Hotel, Baguio City.
The Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) UniFAST team actively engaged in the Orientation on R.A. No. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) and the Distribution of Checks for the first batch of new Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries at the University of the Cordilleras (UC) on January 26, 2024.
Project ACCESS continues as the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) visits Alejo M Pacalso Memorial National High School (AMPMNHS) in Itogon, Benguet, on January 25, 2024, for its Career Guidance (CGP) 2023-2024. The CGP with the theme, “Your Choice, Your Future,” aims to orient Grade 12 learners about government-offered financial assistance programs.
In pursuit of universal access to quality tertiary education in the Cordillera, the UniFAST Unit of the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region joined the Municipality of Atok in a forum dedicated to solo parents last December 4, 2023, at Sayangan, Atok, Benguet. The forum aimed to inform the solo parents of the different programs and opportunities provided by CHED and UniFAST.
