The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office 2 conducted orientation to the 325 new student-grantees of the Tulong Dunong Program – Tertiary Education Subsidy (TDP-TES) endorsed by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Tesoro Go for the Academic Year 2023-2024 on 25 January 2025 at the Leonardo N. Mamba Gymnasium, Cagayan Sports Complex, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

Chief Education Program Specialist, Dr. Almacita P. Abrigo, Education Supervisor II and Permanent Alternate Focal Person for UniFAST, Engr. Joven B. Jacinto, and the staff from the Office of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Tesoro Go, led by Ms. Pia Cuyugan-Talavera graced the event. Also in attendance are the TDP-TES Focal Persons of concerned partner Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

In their respective video messages, His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., CHED Chairperson Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III, and Sen. Go conveyed their warm felicitations to the new student-grantees. They underscored the program’s goal of eliminating the reasons for students not to finish their chosen studies. While nothing is expected in return, they collectively encouraged the student-grantees to maximize the opportunity afforded to them to finish their education journey and be an inspiration to the Filipino community who is behind the realization of the program they are benefitting from.

Facilitated by Ms. Rejoice D. Tan, Project Technical Staff II, the orientation proper served as an avenue for student-grantees to be abreast about the background of TDP-TES program, and the various qualifications, requirements, and grounds for grant termination set forth by its existing guidelines. Meanwhile, Ms. Paula Bermudez, Legislative Affairs Officer of Sen. Go, briefly introduced to the participants the bill that focuses on mental health authored by Sen. Go.

Under RA 10931, also known as the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act” (UAQTEA), the TDP-TES program helps cover part of the cost of tertiary education and related expenses of beneficiaries enrolled in recognized undergraduate programs offered by State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), CHED-recognized Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs), and Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

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