A program that focused on the UniFAST Connect 2025, an initiative to enhance student assistance and promote inclusive education, was held during the visit on February 6, 2025, at the Benigno Aldana Gymnasium.
The program opened with a seminar titled โ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌโ, led by ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ.
This was followed by a Meet and Greet Session, where Chair Popoy answered questions from the student body alongside ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐-๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐๐ณ, and well-known Filipino broadcast journalist ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐งฬ๐๐๐.
During the session, Chair Popoy underscored the Commissionโs commitment to student success, stating, โ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ
Additionally, Chair Popoy announced that CHED would be granting 200 scholarship slots under its Tulong Dunong Program (TDP) to assist PSUnians in their academic journey.
To engage with students, Chair Popoy, together with Atty. Estevez, Pres. Galas, and other campus officials, participated in a karaoke session, giving PSUnians a platform to showcase their singing talents.
As the event concluded, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ and ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ shared their stories as TDP beneficiaries, emphasizing how the scholarship grant supports their studies and enables them to pursue a college degree.
Through its continued partnership with CHED, Pangasinan State University reaffirms its commitment to providing accessible, high-quality education for all.
๐ด๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐!
Story and Photos: PSU Bayambang Campus
