By: Mervhi Lynne B. Lucio

Starting the year with a commitment to accessible and quality education, the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR), in partnership with the University of the Cordilleras (UC), successfully conducted an orientation for the new beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) and Tulong Dunong Program (TDP-TES) for the First Semester of AY 2023-2024. The event, held on January 7, 2024, at UC in Baguio City, was attended by 118 TES beneficiaries and 133 TDP-TES grantees.

The morning session focused on the orientation of TES beneficiaries, where their roles and responsibilities were discussed. The session was facilitated by Dr. Bernadette C. Pal-ec, Education Supervisor II and UniFAST Focal Person of CHED-CAR.

In the afternoon, TDP-TES grantees attended a separate orientation that provided detailed information about their grants. Ms. Ana Grace P. Salibad, Regional Coordinator of CHED-CAR for UniFAST, led the presentation.