Kwentong Central Luzon From One of Our Own

Thursday, September 3, 2026

My college journey was not always easy. As a BSBA – Financial Management student at Gordon College, I experienced a lot of challenges, especially when it came to our finances. There were times when I worried about how I would pay for my school requirements, transportation, projects, and other expenses. There were also moments when I felt tired and wondered if I would really be able to finish my studies.

Receiving the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) was a huge help to me and my family. The financial assistance may seem simple to others, but for me, it meant so much. It helped me with my school expenses and lessened some of the financial pressure I was carrying. Because of TES, I was able to continue my studies with a little less worry and focus more on completing my degree.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

TES became one of the reasons I was able to keep moving forward. It was not just financial support for me, it was also a reminder that there were people and programs willing to help students like me achieve our dreams.

After all the late nights, requirements, exams, projects, sacrifices, and moments when I wanted to give up, I finally reached the moment I had been waiting for.

I graduated in 2026 with a degree in BSBA – Financial Management.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱.

𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀.

To the students who are currently struggling, I just want to say: please don’t give up. I know how difficult it can be when you are worried about money while trying to finish your studies. There may be times when you feel like giving up, but keep going. Take it one day at a time and believe that your hard work will eventually pay off.

Today, I can finally look back and say:

“𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁.”

And I will always be grateful that TES became part of the journey that brought me here.

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