UE honor graduates include latest UniFAST Academic Excellence Awardees
Among over 1,600 postgraduate and tertiary graduates of the University of the East (UE), whose commencement rites were held Monday, July 14, 2025, at World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City, are the school's latest recipients of the UniFAST Academic Excellence Award.
Each representing UE's Manila and Caloocan campuses and receiving the special award on top of their respective Latin honors of magna cum laude are Isabella Rianna Garay, who graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Political Science, and Gekenzy Morales, whose diploma is in Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.
UniFAST is an attached agency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that implements the major components of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. The program provides financial assistance to deserving college students who meet the program's specified conditions.
The UniFAST Academic Excellence Award is conferred upon graduation to one beneficiary-student per campus who achieved the highest general weighted average among their fellow UniFAST beneficiaries based on guidelines set by the university, and have demonstrated exemplary leadership, met the highest standards of academic excellence, shown impressive co-curricular and community involvement, and exhibited noteworthy skills throughout their academic tenure.
Representing CHED-UniFAST in conferring the Academic Excellence Award medals and certificates of achievement to Garay and Morales are Education Supervisor of the agency Dr. Annalyn Diaz and Promotions and Career Guidance Division Head Precila Chan, respectively.
This marks the second time and year for graduates of UE to receive the award.
The Commission on Higher Education recently retained the autonomous status of UE Manila and granted the deregulated status to UE Caloocan, both effective until September 15, 2027.
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