A TOTAL of 7,000 residents of Oriental Mindoro received some P23 million in scholarship, farm and livelihood assistance under three separate programs conceived and formulated by the leadership of the House of Representatives in cooperation with national government agencies.

“Napalago na po natin ang listahan ng serbisyong isinasabay natin sa Bagong Pilipinas ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos. Malaki na ang nakukuhang tulong ng mga kababayan natin sa BPSF, dinagdagan pa natin dito sa ISIP, SIBOL at FARM para po lahat ng sektor ay ating natutulungan,” said House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

“Ito pong mga programang ito ay tugon natin sa hamon ng Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na ang mga kababayan nating nangangailangan sa lahat ng sektor ay ating tulungan. Ito ang esensya ng Bagong Pilipinas ni PBBM, ang walang naiiwang Pilipino sa serbisyo ng gobyerno,” he added.

The beneficiaries include 2,000 students who received P2,000 each in financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The distribution was held Saturday (09 March 2024) morning at the Divine Word College of Calapan Gymnasium, where Romualdez delivered the keynote address.

The listed beneficiaries will also be enrolled under the Commission on Higher and Technical Education’s Tulong Dunong Program.

With this, they can get scholarship assistance of up to P15,000 per year.

The program targets students in the tertiary and vocational levels who are struggling with financial issues.

Under the program, the beneficiaries stand to receive cash assistance every six months, which they can use to cover tuition and other expenses.

The program is a convergence project in cooperation with the DSWD, the Department of Labor and Employment, the CHED, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.