The Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology (ASIST), under the leadership of President Gregorio Turqueza Jr., organized an orientation on the Free Higher Education (FHE) program on November 6, 2025, at its Bangued campus. The activity was conducted in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education – Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The Commission on Higher Education – Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) successfully concluded the conferment of the UniFAST Academic Excellence Award for Academic Year (AY) 2024–2025, recognizing the exemplary academic performance of its student-grantees across the region.
Bringing government services closer to the people, CHED-UniFAST CAR joined other agencies at the Domogan Cares Action Center on October 30, 2025, in Irisan, Benguet. The event served as a one-stop community assistance hub aimed at ensuring accessible and equitable services for local residents.
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.
