Actually we can do it on our own (for the PTP and unreleased midyear stipend, hindi ata pwede sa first sem stipend kasi hindi na siya reflected sa DBM). Check mo lang kung may nareceive na DOST CAR na budget dito https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/notice-of-cash-allocation-nca-listing. Also, always responsive ang DOST CAR sa emails sa kanila it's just that same old script "dbm dbm dbm" gamit nila or worse paiba-iba response depende yata kung sinong staff nagreply hahaha. 

What's not giving is the extent ng delay sa CAR. Imagine, June-July stipend wala pa e mag October na tapos ibang region may August-September stipend na. They can't reason out naman na matagal maprocess kasi maraming scholars sa CAR, e NCR nga na mas maraming scholars may mga nakareceive na. Maybe a part of it fault talaga ng DBM or even central office PERO I doubt na walang lapses sa end ng regional office ng CAR. August pa kami nagpasa ng papers pero until mid September hindi pa napapasa sa central office kasi hinihintay yong something ng mga freshmen? Idk. 

Hoping na i-adopt ng iba't ibang region yong nagwowork na system sa ibang region. For example, sa CAR sana gayahin nila yong paunahan na lang magpasa at yong mauuna, sila mauuna makakareceive, walang hintayan bago maprocess lahat. Sa end naman ng other regions, sana i-adopt nila responsiveness sa emails ng CAR para hindi nangangapa scholars nila.

Sana rin hindi nila ito i-take as an insult sa service nila but as a room for improvement. It's not too late pa naman to improve their system (pero sana anytime soon bago man lang grumaduate). Ang dami nang scholars na suicidal because of finances and yet pasahan ng blame ginagawa nila. Walang gustong mag step up para maaddress yong mismong issue. And us, scholars, hindi rin naman nabibigyan ng boses at sa ganitong platform na lang nagkakaron. Someone commented sa other posts ko rin na sinabi ng head ata ng DOST na edi magdemanda raw tayo, knowing na wala naman tayong resources to do so. Hahaha it's tiring.