17 Mariveles scholars pass board exams for teachers
MARIVELES, Bataan–The 17 college scholars of Mariveles municipal government have passed the state board examinations for elementary school teachers.
Mariveles Municipal Administrator Luis Gonzales said allocating fund for education of college students is a priority program of Mayor Jesse Concepcion.
The municipal government provided fund at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mariveles campus for the education of the 17 newly passed teachers and other Mariveles college scholars.
Gonzales said Concepcion will continue the college scholarship program.
In a related story, it will be remembered that Governor Enrique Garcia and Bataan Second District Congressman Albert Garcia hatched the “Iskolar ng Bataan” scholarship program in 2005.
Each college scholar receives P6,000 stipend per year. The stipend, divided into two, is released every semester.
Balanga City Mayor Joet Garcia doubled to P12,000 the annual stipend of each college scholar covered by the “Iskolar ng Bataan” from the city.
The college scholars of the Bataan scholarship program reach more than 12,000 a year. ● Butch Gunio
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