GOOD news to university and senior high school (SHS) students in Manila.
Mayor Honey Lacuna has already signed the payroll for the city government’s monthly cash assistance for students of the two city-run universities as well as those in SHS.
According to Lacuna, the cash aid which the city released covers the monthly allowance of SHS students from all of the city’s public high schools and those who are studying at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and the Universidad de Manila (UdM) headed by Felma Tria.
“Ang bawat estudyante ng PLM at UdM ay makatatangap ng P1,000 at ang bawat SHS student naman ay makatatanggap ng P500 kada buwan para sa buwan ng Mayo at Hunyo,” she said.
The grant of such financial aid is part of the city government’s social amelioration program for which a budget of about P117 million had been alloted.
“Makakaasa po kayo na ang inyong Pamahalaang Lungsod ay patuloy na gumagawa ng paraan para paginhawain ang pamumuhay ng bawat Pamilyang Manilenyo. Ang atin po lamang pakiusap sa lahat ng mga benepisyaryo ay lalong magpunyagi, magpursigeng makatapos ng pag-aaral. Ugaliin ring makinig sa turo ng inyong mga guro at sumunod sa payo ng inyong mga magulang,” Lacuna said.
The provision of financial assistance, she said, is aimed not only at helping alleviate the financial condition of the students and their respective families but moreso, at encouraging the students to study hard with the goal of getting a degree and landing a job that would help them extricate their families from poverty. (Baby Cuevas)
