TES STIPENDS NOW AVAILABLE TO GRANTEES

THE Commission on Higher Education (Ched) and the Unified Student Financial Assistance System or Tertiary Education (UniFast) continue the release of funds for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Program to grantees in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and Ched-recognized local universities and colleges (LUCs) for Academic Year 2019-2020 while the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the country.

Ched has released TES funds to the following 51 SUCs and LUCs and will continue downloading the subsidy even during the Enhanced Community Quarantine caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic.

TES student grantees of these state universities and colleges can now claim their financial assistance: Ilocos Region Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, Ilocos Region Mariano Marcos State University, Cagayan Valley

Isabela State University, Central Luzon Aurora State College of Technology, Central Luzon Bulacan Agricultural State College, Central Luzon Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Central Luzon President Ramon Magsaysay State University, Calabarzon Batangas State University, Calabarzon Southern Luzon State University, Mimaropa Palawan State University, Bicol Region Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology;

Bicol Region Camarines Norte State College, Bicol Region Catanduanes State University, Bicol Region Sorsogon State College, Western Visayas Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Western Visayas Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, Western Visayas West Visayas State University, Central Visayas Negros Oriental State University, Central Visayas Siquijor State College, Eastern

Visayas Northwest Samar State University, Zamboanga Peninsula Josefina H. Cerilles State College, Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Zamboanga Peninsula Jose Rizal Memorial State University, Northern Mindanao Central Mindanao University;

Northern Mindanao Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology, Northern Mindanao Bukidnon State University, Northern Mindanao Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology, Davao Region Compostela Valley State College, Davao Region University of Southeastern Philippines, Barmm Mindanao State University- Tawi Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, NCR Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology, and NCR Marikina Polytechnic College.

Meanwhile, TES student grantees of these local universities and colleges can now also claim their TES stipends: Ilocos Region Binalatongan Community College, Central Luzon Baliwag Polytechnic College, Central Luzon Mabalacat City College, Calabarzon Balian Community College, Calabarzon City College of Calamba, Calabarzon Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas, Bicol Region Aroroy Municipal College, Bicol Region Donsol Community College, Bicol Region Ligao Community College, Bicol Region San Jose Community College, Bicol Region Sorsogon Community College, Western Visayas Iloilo City Community College, Central Visayas Carcar City College, Northern Mindanao Initao College;

Northern Mindanao Northern Bukidnon Community College, Northern Mindanao Opol Community College, Davao Region Kapalong College of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology, and NCR Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

“SUCs/LUCs should immediately coordinate with the grantees for the release of their TES and find the best way to distribute them while complying with the stringent safety and health measures being implemented by their respective local government during this period,” Ched and UniFast Board Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III, said.

Many SUCs/LUCs have yet to submit their TES Liquidation for AY 2018-2019. The papers of these HEIs with compliance issues are still being processed by the UniFast Secretariat.

“The remaining SUCs and LUCs should now complete their submission of documents and resolve their compliance issues on TES liquidation so we can quickly disburse TES funds,” De Vera said.

Based on government accounting and auditing rules, any further disbursements of funds to HEIs will be deferred unless all liquidation reports have been submitted and that the said HEIs have strictly complied to the rules and regulations on proper liquidation.

“Ched will fast track the downloading of funds to SUCs/ LUCs so that needy students can get their stipends especially because they need this during the Covid-19 pandemic, but we need the SUCs/LUCs to comply with auditing and accounting rules to do this,” De Vera added. / ssdavao@gmail.com