Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna signed the release of the monthly allowance covering May to June 2022, for the college students and senior high schools students of the city-run Universidad de Manila (UDM) headed by its President, Felma Tria.
Lacuna said the the total recipients of the monthly cash allowance are 11,161 college students and 580 senior high school students in all, both from the UDM.
According to the lady mayor, the said cash aid for the students is aimed at somehow helping them with their daily needs.
“Kahit walang face-to-face classes, ito po ay tulong para sa kanilang pangaraw-araw na pangangailangan, bagamat libre ang pag-aaral. Ang mahalaga ay ang paga-alala at pagbigay ng lahat ng inyong kailangan,” she stated.
Lacuna said all that the city government is asking in return is for the said students to makesure that they study really hard.
She stressed that getting a college degree is the only key to have a better life for the students themselves and their respective families as well.
“The monthly allowance is a privilege bilang mag-aaral ng UDM at hindi obligasyon. Kaya lamang po, nuong panahon ni Mayor Isko, alam niya ang mga pinagdadaanan ng isang mag-aaral sa pampubliko at ayaw niya mangyari sa inyo ang kanyang pinagdaanann,” Lacuna said.
This, she added, is the very reason why the city government of Manila then and now is always a hundred percent behind its two educational institutions, namely UDM headed by its President Felma Tria and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM).
Meanwhile, Lacuna reminded the students, specially the graduates, to make sure that they thank their families or guardians who have supported them with their studies.
The college students receive P1,000 monthly allowance from the city while the SHS students get P500 also every month 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. (Baby Cuevas)