Mayor Honey Lacuna and Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto led the distribution of the P5,000 Educational Assistance to each of the almost 1,000 public school students in Manila, classified as indigents.
Joined by Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) chief Re Fugoso and Councilor Niño dela Cruz, as well as the city’s social workers and child development workers, Lacuna and Servo personally handed P5,000 cash to each of the recipients in line with the city’s educational assistance program, at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila.
Those who received the said assistance comprised the third batch of indigent student beneficiaries, numbering 983 in all.
Saying the educational cash aid is given in line with the celebration of the National Children’s Month and to the most needy students of the city to help them with their daily expenses, Lacuna stated:“Alam ko, hindi ito sapat pero kahit papaano ay mayroon kayong mabubunot para mabawasan kahit paano anginyong mga gastusin.”
Fugoso said the 983 recipients who received the cash allowance were students from Districts 1, 3,, 4, 5 and 6 and the total amount distributed was over P4.9 million.
She also said the recipients were indigent children enrolled in public schools both in the elementary and high school and children in need of special protection (CNSP). Fugoso added: “The said assistance is meant to augment family expenses for school needs such as “baon,” uniform, school supplies and shoes and materials for school projects, among others.” (JERRY S. TAN)
