CONGRATULATIONS to the 2016  batch of graduates under the UE-Tan Yan Kee Foundation
Scholarship Program.

    I am happy that you have finally completed the rigorous programs of  your respective courses while following the equally rigid and disciplined lifestyle of a scholar.  I know the hard work and sacrifices that you have endured for many years to maintain your scholarship.
    While it is time to celebrate a milestone in your young life, this is also a time to reflect , to count your blessings and to plan your future. Will you continue your studies or find work? Will you be an entrepreneur or be part of a joint business venture?
    In whatever you decide to be or to do in the next few years, just be guided by the highest standards of  excellence. I hope that as a UE-Tan Yan Kee Foundation Inc. scholars, you will also remain grounded and  live by the old basic principles of honesty and integrity.  Always do your work with passion, humility and kindness towards your fellowmen. 
    Most important of all, when you have reached your goals, remember to thank the Lord and share your blessings, especially with those who have less in life.
    Again, congratulations. 




Dr. Lucio C. Tan
Chairman and President, 
Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc.
Chairman and CEO,  
University of the East

A boy dreaming of something to make his family’s life better – that’s who I was five years ago.  Growing up from a less privileged community did not only offer financial and academic challenges, but  also helped me realize the value of a college education.
    I owe a lot of gratitude to the UE-Tan Yan Kee Foundation Inc for helping me pursue my dream of becoming a degree holder of a course that I want in a stimulating and competitive institution. 
    I hope that one day I would be able to give back and share all the support, kindness and love. In behalf of my parents, thank you very much!

Neil M. Delos Reyes
Summa Cum Laude
BS Electronics Engineeringhelping 
UE – Caloocan 

Thank you to everyone who genuinely helped me overcome various hardships as a young student whose parents could hardly send their children to school with earnings from a small carinderia.
    I wish to thank the Sisters of Mary School who adopted me as a live-in high school scholar and eventually endorsed me to the Foundation of  Dr. Lucio C. Tan to become a UE-TYKFI scholar. College at UE was most memorable as it helped me become independent, decisive, and sociable. 
     I am now a proud graduate of BS Accounting Technology  and I thank the University and the Foundation for  harnessing not just my knowledge but also my personality and my family who has always supported and inspired me. Most of all, I thank God from whom all blessings and grace emanate. 

Wewin Tabares
Cum Laude
BS Accounting Technology
UE- Manila

I went to public schools during my elementary and secondary education. The real struggle kicked in when I was about to enter college because my father just passed away and my mother only did laundry to feed us.
    Until one day, UE – Manila went to our school and invited us to take the the UE – TYKFI. Scholarship exam. My best friend and I went to UE to take the exam but I did not have the P300  fee to take it.  I was really shocked because my best friend did not take the exam so that I could take it. I was in the brink of tears and I told her, “You don’t have to do this.” But she replied, “Mas kailangan mo ito! Galingan mo!”
    Today, as I am reminiscing the events in my life, I couldn’t stop myself from thanking the well-respected business tycoon, Dr. Lucio Tan. I am successful today because I have someone who believed in me and I don’t want to let him down. Dr. Tan, thank you for believing in me. May God bless you more.


Jeanfel P. Tumbaga
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 
Magna Cum Laude 
Outstanding Student Leader Awardee, 
UE Manila

Fifteen U.E-TYKFI scholars and two grantees successfully passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination held Last October 2013.  Two of the examinees took spots in the top ten ranking. They are Austine Bernadette S. Baron (U.E. Manila Campus) at eighth place and Ricardo A. Caderao, Jr. (Caloocan Campus) at ninth place. 

Tan Yan Kee Foundation scholars notched honors in their chosen fields last year.  One graduated Summa Cum Laude and two took places within the top ten of their professional board examinations.

Ian Wildon Aquino Dizon placed 10th in the board examination for Mechanical Engineering.  He graduated under the auspices of the U.E.-Tan Yan Kee Scholarship in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Dizon, 22, was U.E. student unit representative to the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, secretary of the U.E. Guidance and Counseling Peer Facilitators, and education committee head of the Engineering Mathematical Coordinating Club.  He fulfilled his on-the-job training in 2008 with Steel Asia Manufacturing Co.’s Furnace Department.

Arjay Nino S. Dulay placed 2nd in the Dentistry Board.  He was a U.E.-Tan Yan Kee Scholar for a time during his college years.

Genalin O. Colina graduated in 2009 at the University of the East-Caloocan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude.  Colina, 21, was a full scholar of U.E.-Tan Yan Kee.  During her college years, she was given an Academic Excellence Award and an Exemplary Performance Award by the University.  She finished her Industry On-the-Job training with an outstanding rating at the Philippine National Bank Financial Center Overseas Remittance Division in 2008.