LGU MANOLO FORTICH OPENS 500 SLOTS OF SCHOLARSHIP TO INCOMING STUDENTS

Education for all

In an effort to continue promoting one of the 10 Point Agenda of Mayor Rogelio N. Quiño which is “Education for All,” this year’s scholarship program of the Local Government Unit of Manolo Fortich opens 500 slots and conducts written examinations and interviews for interested applicants starting from July 16, 2024, to the end of the month.

The scholarship specifically opens 200 slots for senior high school (SHS) students, while 300 slots are open for college students. At least 500 slots are available for both educational levels, amounting to 1,000 slots in total. However, there are existing scholars occupying the scholarship slots, thus the limited slots available for new applicants. Overall, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) declared 940 SHS applicants and 1,059 college applicants.

In determining passers from the screening assessment, former PESO Manager and now Technical Skills and Development Center OIC Roger O. Molina explains that the scholarship program also prioritizes those applicants who are in dire need of educational assistance, aside from the exam and interview results, “Atong gi target ani nga programa is katong mga less fortunate jud nato nga mga igsoon nga ang ilang anak adunay potensyal o kalidad. Mao kana ang priority gyud sa atong mayor na matagaan og scholarship. Kato gyud ang mga tinuoray nga nanginahanglan.”

Furthermore, the scholarship subsidy will provide a 500 pesos monthly allowance throughout the school year for the SHS scholarship, while the college scholarship will amount to a 1,000 pesos monthly allowance.

35-year-old Dina Gabitano Sorrento from Barangay Sankanan is among the 940 incoming SHS students who applied for the program. She shares how the subsidy can help her financially as a mother of four, “Mao naa ko diri kay willing gyud ko na maapil ko sa program kay aron pud nga, dili man siguro na tanan jud needs ma cover sa scholarship, pero at least ba na matabangan ko sa akong budget and matutokan pud nimo nga kini siya, para rajud sa akong pag schooling.”

So far, acceptance of applications has closed. The written exam and interview for the SHS applicants started on July 16 and ended on July 18, followed by the college written exam and interview from July 29 to 31, 2024. Results will be announced by the first week of August, and the possible date of the signing of the contract for the 500 accepted scholars will happen in the middle of August, according to Molina.