This year’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) – Project Mobilizing Available Resources through Inclusive Training on Entrepreneurship of Student-Grantees (MARITES) culminated in an exciting Regional Business Pitch Competition held on October 17, 2024, at the Function Hall of Paragon Hotel, bringing together young entrepreneurs from across the Cordillera region. This joint initiative by the Department of Trade and Industry – Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) and the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) highlighted the innovative potential of the region’s youth.
Hanna Lei Pacito, a CHED Merit Scholar and Free Higher Education beneficiary from Benguet State University (BSU), emerged as the champion of the YEP-Project MARITES 2024 Regional Youth Business Pitch Competition held on October 17, 2024, at Paragon Hotel, Baguio City. The event brought together aspiring young entrepreneurs from across the Cordillera region, with Pacito’s innovative business idea, Silpo-Silpo, standing out among the 12 finalists.
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero “Popoy” De Vera III graced the YEP-Project MARITES 2024 Regional Business Pitch Competition, held on October 17, 2024, at Paragon Hotel, Baguio City, where he delivered an inspiring message about the transformative impact of Free Higher Education (FHE) and the importance of equipping students with the skills needed for nation-building.
The Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) successfully conducted an orientation for 142 new beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program at Baguio Central University (BCU) on October 11, 2024. The orientation was held at the BCU Bonifacio Campus, with both students and their parents in attendance to learn more about the program and its benefits.
In a significant step toward enhancing educational access for local youth, the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) responded to an invitation from the Municipal Local Government Unit of Itogon to participate in the annual Iyaman 2024 event in Itogon, Benguet, on September 26, 2024. The event served as a platform for CHED-CAR to conduct an orientation on the programs available under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). This initiative aimed to raise awareness among the local community about the educational opportunities and financial assistance offered through CHED-UniFAST’s programs, ensuring greater access to higher education for Itogon’s youth.
