Manila, Oct. 5 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Wednesday that 13 tech-voc (technical vocational) trainers from across the country have emerged as finalists for the 2025 Tagsanay Award.

The award honors tech-voc trainers who demonstrate outstanding excellence, innovation, and service in advancing technical vocational education and training (TVET).

According to TESDA, trainers were initially endorsed by their respective institutions to the TESDA regional offices. The regional directors endorsed them to the National TVET Trainers' Academy for the selection.

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