BUTUAN CITY (May 30, 2014) – At least 1,810 students coming from the different Barangays in Butuan City and the Municipality of Las Nieves were awarded scholarship grants under the Student Financial Assistance Program (StuFAP) of the Commision on Higher Education (CHED) in an orientation and awarding ceremony held at the Caraga State University (CSU) Gymnasium graced by Agusan del Norte First District Representative Lawrence “Law” Fortun.
During the ceremony, Dr. Julius Jamero of CHED gave an orientation of the program to the student-beneficiaries. The bulk of the beneficiaries availed of the Tulong-Dunong scheme which will benefit them an annual assistance of P12,000.00; P9,000.00 and P6,000.00, respectively depending on the students’ tuition needs. Of the total beneficiaries, three (3) students were awarded an annual full merit assistance of P30,000.00 because of the high grades they garnered in the previous semesters. All applicants of the program were ranked based on the student’s grades and those who belong to the poorest of the poor. In her message during the ceremony, CHED Caraga Regional Director Dr. Maricar Casquejo thanked Fortun for pushing the allocation of funding for the program. She said that with the substantial budget pushed by the solon, the beneficiaries of the program swelled compared to the previous years.
For his part, the young solon challenged the students to make good of the assistance they will get from the government since not all has been given the opportunity to avail it. “Let this grant be one of your tool in attaining success in life, you take advantage of this opportunity and make good in your studies as your way of giving back to your parents their hard work in order to send you to college,” Fortun said. He also asked the students that when they graduate they should give back something to the community any service they can render.
Lawig Katawhan
Lawig Katawhan 