PINASkolar Community

CONNECTING WITH R.A. 10931 BENEFICIARIES

THROUGH FACEBOOK GROUPS

created by
DESIREE ABALOS and
ROLAND CARTAGENA
 Meeting Agenda

What is the PINASkolar What is the role of Terms of Reference for Challenges
Community? UniFAST in this project? Regional Coordinators and mitigation

● Structure of the project ● Joining process ● Role ● Weaknesses in the

● Purpose and function of ● Type of data needed for ● Responsibilities joining system
the project cross-referencing/ ● Powers ● Solutions proposed
verification of FB profile ● Membership
of grantees ● Expertise
● Presiding officers
Structure

What is the PINASkolar

Community?
The Pinaskolar Community are Facebook Groups
dedicated to CHED student beneficiaries.
Structure

FHE
beneficiaries
Who are in these Groups?
TES
beneficiaries

TDP
beneficiaries
Structure

The Facebook Groups will be created

under the Prof Popoy De Vera Facebook Page. 17 Groups

Region Region Region Region Region Region

CAR I II III NCR IVA

Region Region Region Region Region Region

IVB V VI VII VIII IX

Region Region Region Region Region

X XI XII XIII ARMM
Structure

The Groups will be maintained by

their respective Regional Coordinators. 17 Coordinators

Region Region Region Region Region

X X X X X
Purpose

What’s the purpose?

The point of the project is to give student beneficiaries a
platform to voice their concerns and highlight CHED’s
programs.
Process

How do I join the Group?

Process
Process

What is the role of

UniFAST in this project?
UniFAST will be tapped for data provisioning in the
Groups’ joining process.
Data

Cross-reference

Data:
● Schools in the Region
● TES Award Numbers
Terms of Reference
 Student requests to
Workflow Student receives word
join and answers
about the Group.
1 2 questions

Region Coor validates Region Coor Student sees post

information submitted by approves join in group inviting
3 student. 4 request of student.
5 peers to join.
 Workflow

Student invites her Facebook Region Coor

validates join … Eventually populating the
Friends to join the Group.
6 requests anew. Facebook Groups.
Challenges

How are we supposed to know that the answers are

legitimate? They could easily lie.
Resolve:
Our current capacity compels us to approve join requests on the basis of good faith. The
questions are our strategy for risk minimization. In the event that an issue surfaces, the Regional
Coordinator will be the one to moderate.
Challenges

What if a student joins a Group that does not

match his/her Region?
For example, Student A studying in the NCR Region joins the CHED
Pinaskolar CAR Region

Resolve:
Include a contact number or email in the questionnaire so that the student can be
contacted and informed (templated message) that they should join the proper Group,
which will also be linked in the message. If text message will be used, one-way SMS
service can be utilized (paid).
Challenges

Engagement of Regional Coordinators

Resolve:

● Creation of a memo indicating the TORs of RCs and their targets duly
signed by Chairman Popoy
● Constant meeting with designated RCs per region
Challenges

A Facebook Group only allows up to three questions in

the questionnaire.
Resolve:
Compile the questions into clumps rather than individually asking each.
Challenges

Admins or moderators need Facebook accounts in

order to be added to the Group. Should they use their
personal accounts?
Resolve:
Create a new single Facebook account that will be used across all 17 Groups. The profile will be
given a name and persona (similar to Globe’s “Thea” and “Gie”; Apple’s “Siri”).
PINASKOLAR COMMUNITY
CONNECTING WITH CHED STUDENT BENEFICIARIES
THROUGH FACEBOOK GROUPS

Thanks for listening!

created by
DESIREE ABALOS and
ROLAND CARTAGENA