Santiago Ortega
Santiago Ortega is the National Director of Scholarships for the Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (Ifarhu) in Panama, and he was in the news for addressing the issue of approximately 20,000 unclaimed scholarship checks totaling around $2 million, while promoting the transition to a digital payment system for scholarship beneficiaries.
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Santiago Ortega is the current director of scholarships at Ifarhu.
El nuevo nominado a director del Ifarhu también recibió ayuda económica
Panama· 2025-05-18
Santiago Ortega, director de Becas y Asistencia Educativa del Ifarhu, informó que el desembolso se realizará a nivel nacional.
Ifarhu hará primer pago del PASE-U 2025 por cheque a finales de mayoPanama· 2025-05-05Santiago Ortega is the director of Scholarships and Educational Assistance at Ifarhu and is collaborating with the audit team.
Ifarhu mantiene el seguimiento de las siete denuncias presentadas por los auxilios económicosPanama· 2025-05-04
Santiago Ortega confirmed that the funds for scholarships will be disbursed by the end of May.
A finales de mayo podrían pagar las becas de concurso y el Pase-U, tras aprobación de fondosPanama· 2025-05-01Santiago Ortega is the director of Scholarships and Educational Assistance at Ifarhu who explained the inclusion of 38 scholarship recipients in the extraordinary credit request.
Ifarhu revisa caso por caso las denuncias de becas no pagadasPanama· 2025-04-30
Santiago Ortega is the director of Scholarships and Educational Assistance at Ifarhu.
Aprueban traslado de partida al Ifarhu para pagar las becas de concurso 2024Panama· 2025-04-30
Santiago Ortega, director of Scholarships, noted that only three students have voluntarily approached to return the financial aid received.
Crisis en el Ifarhu: déficit presupuestario e incertidumbre sobre nuevas becasPanama· 2025-03-24
Santiago Ortega is the current director of scholarships at the Ifarhu.
Comisión de selección del Ifarhu decidirá quiénes reciben becas y quiénes no; mientras que desaparecen los auxiliosPanama· 2025-03-15Santiago Ortega is the director of scholarships at Ifarhu and explained the financial situation regarding the payments to beneficiaries.
Ifarhu prepara pago del Pase-U, pero deudas y denuncias persistenPanama· 2025-02-26Santiago Ortega, director Nacional de Becas, informed a local media about the unclaimed scholarships.
20 mil cheques de becas sin reclamar, Ifarhu impulsa pago digital para becariosPanama· 2025-02-15