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FACT CHECK: ‘Di totoong nagbukas na ang UniFAST scholarship application para sa SY 2024-2025

Hindi totoong nagbukas na ng aplikasyon ng scholarship para sa school year (SY) 2024-2025 ang Commission on Higher Education–Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education o CHED-UniFAST.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716535050586factcheck_ched-unifast.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Hindi totoong nagbukas na ng aplikasyon ng scholarship para sa school year (SY) 2024-2025 ang Commission on Higher Education–Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education o CHED-UniFAST. Hindi rin totoong mayroon itong scholarship para sa mga estudyante sa senior high school.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Ang post na ibinahagi ng Facebook page na “Uct Mcct Pantawidprogram” ay may caption na: <em>“BAKA MAY KILALA KAYO NA GUSTONG MAGING SCHOLAR NGAYONG PASUKAN </em></span><em><span style="line-height:115%">Libre na Tuition at may Allowance pa.”</span></em><span style="line-height:115%"> Ayon sa post, ang petsa diumano ng cashout ay sa Hunyo 9, 2024.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Sa larawan na kalakip ng post, inilapat ang seal ng CHED-UniFAST. Sinasabi rito na ang mga makatatanggap ng scholarship ay mga estudyanteng nasa senior high school at nasa 1<sup>st-</sup> hanggang 3<sup>rd</sup>year college. Makakakuha diumano ang mga mag-aaral sa private school ng nasa P60,000 at ang mga nasa public school ng P40,000 kada taon. </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Kaakibat ng post ang iba’t ibang link na maaaring puntahan ng mga interesadong mag-apply tulad ng link para sa requirements, qualifications, at application form. </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Noong Abril 19, 2024, pinasinungalingan ng UniFAST sa isang Facebook post ang mga kumakalat na maling impormasyon tungkol sa mga scholarship program nito. </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Funifastofficial%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ki8NX3tEkhpuRt4AVhLM43xPaUSUdBfSpboZYQqoRYXQyeVmCax6EXDXKTfa3FgTl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;is_preview=true" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br/></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><em><span style="line-height:115%">&quot;The Commission on Higher Education-UniFAST reiterates its reminder to the public of these pages that post FAKE NEWS and share links leading to CLICKBAIT SCAM ADS,&quot;</span></em><span style="line-height:115%"> ayon sa post.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Ang UniFAST ay isang ahensya sa ilalim ng CHED. Ito ang nangangasiwa sa pagpapatupad ng </span><a href="https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2017/08aug/20170803-RA-10931-RRD.pdf">Republic Act No. 10931</a> o Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education<span style="line-height:115%">. Wala sa mandato ng ahensya ang magbigay ng tulong sa mga mag-aaral na nasa senior high school. </span></p><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Isa sa mga programa ng UniFAST ang </span><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/tes.html">Tertiary Education Subsidy</a> (TES)<span style="line-height:115%">. Ito ay isang grant-in-aid program na nagbibigay ng pinansyal na tulong sa mga kwalipikadong mag-aaral sa kolehiyo na naka-enroll sa mga paaralang kinikilala ng CHED. </span></p><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Noong Mayo 21, 2024, inilabas ng UniFAST ang opisyal na listahan ng mga </span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unifastofficial/posts/pfbid035yTQZJwM4WL9Q323nSWY3q3vkesuKUePE2xPySgmNVNSWv5rGmC3y7NTYVxbLXpKl"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/unifastofficial/posts/pfbid035yTQZJwM4WL9Q323nSWY3q3vkesuKUePE2xPySgmNVNSWv5rGmC3y7NTYVxbLXpKl">kwalipikadong aplikante</a></span><span style="line-height:115%"> ng TES para sa kasalukuyang academic year o SY 2023-2024. Nilinaw ng ahensya na ang aplikasyon para sa susunod na academic year o SY 2024-2025</span><span style="line-height:115%"> ay hindi pa nagbubukas.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Sa ilalim ng </span> <a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/uaqtea2024-trifold.pdf"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/uaqtea2024-trifold.pdf">TES</a></span><span style="line-height:115%">, ang benepisyaryong estudyante ay makatatanggap ng P20,000 sa isang academic year o P10,000 kada semester. Ang mga estudyanteng may kapansanan o persons with disability (PWD) ay makatatanggap ng karagdagang P10,000 sa isang academic year o P5,000 kada semester. At ang mga kumukuha naman ng board o licensure examination ay maaari ring makatanggap ng minsanang tulong na hanggang P8,000.00.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br/></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Isa pa sa mga programa ng UniFAST ang </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnO82JGdn7w">Tulong Dunong Program</a> (TDP). Ito<span style="line-height:115%"> ay nagbibigay ng tulong sa mga kwalipikadong mag-aaral sa kolehiyo na may hindi hihigit sa P400,000 na kita ang pamilya.</span></p><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br/></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Samantala, ang </span><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/SLP_Infographics.pdf">Student Loan Program for Tertiary Education</a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/SLP_Infographics.pdf">-</a></span><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/SLP_Infographics.pdf">Short-term </a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/assets/pdf/infgrfx/SLP_Infographics.pdf">basis</a></span><span style="line-height:115%"> </span>(SLPTE-ST)<span style="line-height:115%"> ay nagbibigay ng tulong sa nais kumuha ng undergraduate studies, licensure exams review, o graduate studies at nag-aaral ng medicine and law.</span></p><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><br/></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Kung pipindutin ang kaakibat na link sa caption ng post, mapupunta ang user sa isang blogspot website at hindi sa opisyal na website ng </span> <a href="https://ched.gov.ph/unifast/"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://ched.gov.ph/unifast/">CHED</a></span><span style="line-height:115%"> o ng </span> <a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/uaqtea.html"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://unifast.gov.ph/uaqtea.html">UniFAST</a></span><span style="line-height:115%">.</span></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm"><span style="line-height:115%"><img border="0" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17165350782091716535077209.png" alt="A screenshot of a computer

Description automatically generated" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></span></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm"><span style="line-height:115%">Hindi ito ang unang beses na na-fact check ng ABS-CBN ang mga maling impormasyon tungkol sa mga scholarship program.</span></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/10/13/23/fact-check-walang-p7000-monthly-allowance-ang-dswd-para-sa-mga-estudyante"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/10/13/23/fact-check-walang-p7000-monthly-allowance-ang-dswd-para-sa-mga-estudyante">FACT CHECK: Walang P7,000 monthly allowance ang DSWD sa lahat ng estudyante</a></span></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/19/fact-check-peke-ang-landbank-cash-assistance-para-sa-estudyante-sa-4th-grading-period-1025"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/19/fact-check-peke-ang-landbank-cash-assistance-para-sa-estudyante-sa-4th-grading-period-1025">FACT CHECK: Peke ang LANDBANK cash assistance para sa estudyante sa fourth grading period</a></span></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/8/fact-check-hindi-nagbibigay-ng-monthly-allowance-ang-deped-sa-mga-nasa-elementarya-1525"></a><span style="line-height:115%"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/8/fact-check-hindi-nagbibigay-ng-monthly-allowance-ang-deped-sa-mga-nasa-elementarya-1525">FACT CHECK: Hindi nagbibigay ng monthly allowance ang DepEd sa mga nasa elementarya</a></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Mariing pinaalalahanan ng UniFAST ang publiko na huwag magbigay ng personal na impormasyon sa mga hindi berepikadong website.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><em><span style="line-height:115%">“For your security and protection, never give out personal information to anyone unless you have verified the legitimacy of the social media account or the website. Follow only the official website and accounts of UniFAST and CHED Regional Offices for updates,”</span></em><span style="line-height:115%"> ayon sa UniFast</span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><strong><em><span style="line-height:115%">—with research from Hanah Coleen Reformado, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group Intern</span></em></strong></div><div style="margin:12pt 0cm;text-align:center"><em><span style="line-height:115%">Kung kayo’y may alam na kahina-hinalang social media page, group, account, o website, artikulo, larawan, o impormasyong ipinapakalat sa mga messaging app, maaring makipag-ugnayan sa aming email <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);background:white;--darkreader-inline-color:#e44747;--darkreader-inline-bgimage:initial;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">factcheck@abs-cbn.com</span><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="color:rgb(70, 120, 134);background:white;--darkreader-inline-color:#80afbc;--darkreader-inline-bgimage:initial;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b"> </span><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" style="background:white;--darkreader-inline-bgimage:initial;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">o Twitter account </span></span></em><a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnfactcheck"><em><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(199, 29, 29);background:white;text-decoration:none;--darkreader-inline-color:#e44747;--darkreader-inline-bgimage:initial;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b">@abscbnfactcheck</span></em></a><em><span style="line-height:115%">.</span></em></div>

<p>Hindi totoong nagbukas na ng aplikasyon ng scholarship para sa school year (SY) 2024-2025 ang Commission on Higher Education–Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education o CHED-UniFAST.</p>