The University of Baguio, in collaboration with the UB Alumni Foundation (UBAFI), held a ceremonial grant through a Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) subsidy program. Helping students and members of the community to experience a dedicated, expanding, and engaged foundation in support of opportunity setting and stakeholder engagement through collaboration with institutions and their governing bodies. Enabling students to become professionals in the international community
The university’s alumni are the reason for the membership’s existence. At that time, its members and people gave out a helping hand to swoop in and cover educational costs and additional fees. A reality is that the cost of obtaining an education varies depending on several things. A sizable portion of the family budget is set aside for the costs of food and education due to the cost of living, which in turn creates a clashing factor on the livelihoods and living conditions of families and some students.
Alt Text: Management members, deans and directors, students, and representatives on the 2026 Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) subsidy program brought by the University of Baguio, in collaboration with UBFAFI
Subsidy in Action: UBAFI Tuition Fee and Schooling Sponsorships
Through the financial assistance and supported tuition and other school fees subsidy grants given to students, it becomes a window of opportunity for qualified scholars and educational pursuers to set forth and achieve their goals, as the project seeks to be put into practice on a cycle basis.
The grant includes objectives and coverage, which are supported through the following statements:
OBJECTIVES:
- To exclusively and effectively use the fund assistance for deserving and qualified students
- To increase the awareness of alumni members and be able to encourage their unwavering support for the program
- To be able to establish a stable and self-sustaining tuition fee assistance program through the active participation of the alumni in general
COVERAGE:
- The Tuition and Other School Fees Subsidy is intended for grantees enrolled in UB in any authorized programs of the institution
- The grant shall initially be awarded to one student per school at the college level, two at the high school level, and one at the elementary level. Post-graduate studies are not included
- Additional grantees may be accommodated depending on the availability of funds derived from donors and alumni groups of the different schools
AMOUNT OF GRANT:
The student/grantee shall be entitled to the amount of Five Thousand Pesos per year for Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) during the school year the student-grantee is enrolled
- Elementary (Grades 1-6) PHP 5,000/year
- High School/Senior High (Grades 11 & 12) Php 5,000/year
- Tertiary (4 years and 6 years) Php 5,000/year
Alt Text: Highlights from the 2026 Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF) subsidy program brought by the University of Baguio, in collaboration with UBFAFI
The event commencing at the Centennial Cafe was attended by esteemed management members, educators, deans, directors, notable representatives, and students, along with their legal guardians, to receive their grants sponsored by members of the alumni association and foundation. Opening the floor for discussions was UBAFI president Engineer Eleazar Demayo, along with Linkages Office director Ms. Melanie Rulla-Saro, alumni affairs staff Ms. Arlene Arellano, and director of the Office of Student Affairs Dr. Froilan Aspa, who gave remarks to students to continue their journey of valuable learning and lessons taught through theory and practical application.
Also, thanking the students for continuing and seeing themselves as role models that learning knows no bounds, if an opportunity has opened, they should leap to excel and be better than yesterday.
Among the participants were deans from each school that holds the grantees, with a total number of 10 grantees from the university’s high school and college departments. Deans who were present to accompany the students in accepting their subsidy were SBAA Dean Dr. John Balanquit, SIHTM Dean Ms. Jenelyn Magpatoc, STELA Dean Dr. Antonio Mangaliag, and SIT Dean Dr. Helen Halover.
UBAFI president Engineer Eleazar Demayo, along with Linkages Office director Ms. Melanie Rulla-Saro, and director of the Office of Student Affairs Dr. Froilan Aspa, on the opening remarks and supportive messages towards the grantees
Supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, and 17, the support comes through the membership and alumni membership programs. The contribution to its expansion as a result of the money received from graduates’ fees became one of the foundation’s driving projects that deals with funding to create beneficial projects that are in the best interests of the alma mater and the alumni.
