One of the most notable milestones in Philippine education is the advent of the highly belligerent RA 10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). This has required all public tertiary schools in the Philippines to be free of charge, thereby giving more opportunities to struggling poor but capable students to pursue their studies with the support of government subsidies.
Apart from free matriculation, a Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES), a modified grants-in-aid program, is offered to financially incentivize struggling poor but capable students in their pursuit of college education. A qualified TES recipient will be given an amount of 40,000 pesos for those enrolled in the SUCs and LUCs, and 60,000 pesos for those who are enrolled in a private university and colleges for the whole semester.
Distribution of Financial Assistance to TES Student- Grantees who being to the poorest of the poor households or the 4Ps.
Testimonials from the TES Student- Grantees.