In celebration of the 10th year anniversary of the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Caraga Regional Office organized the activity titled, “CHED Caraga FUELS: Funding Undergraduate Excellence for Learning and Success,” on October 22–23, 2025, at Amarah Hotel, Butuan City.
The activity aimed to strengthen the implementation of UniFAST programs and promote data integrity among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through the launching of the Regional HEI Unified Caraga Management and Information System (UCMIS) Portal. It also served as a venue to discuss strategies for the enhancement of compliance with financial and audit requirements for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) and Tulong Dunong Program (TDP).
Discussions and workshops were facilitated by the UniFAST Caraga Team, led by Mr. Ever Joy G. Rabadan, MAEM, MSc, Education Supervisor II, with key sessions on UCMIS portal navigation, TES/TDP policies and guidelines, and liquidation reconciliation. The event also featured team-building activities to foster camaraderie among UniFAST focal persons and scholarship coordinators across the region.
CHED Caraga Regional Director Dr. Nelia A. Alibin emphasized the importance of collaboration and innovation in ensuring the effective delivery of student financial assistance programs, highlighting UniFAST’s decade-long commitment to promoting access to quality higher education.