BONTOC, Mountain Province – Seventy students beneficiaries of the Municipal Student Financial Assistance Program (MSFAP) of the municipal government received their P5,000.00 financial assistance for the first semester of school year 2022-2023 on May 30, 2023, at the Municipal Capitol Lobby.
In his message, Bontoc Mayor Jerome “Chagsen” Tudlong, Jr., encouraged the students to strive for excellence in academics and maintain good grades to continuously avail of the program until they graduate, adding that education is one tool in pursuing their dreams.
“Your solid preparation and unwavering confidence will surely result in top grades”, he added.
The MSFAP which was institutionalized in 2013 aims to promote and support the youth’s development through education.
The MSFAP scholars are required to maintain a general weighted average not below 80%, and should not drop or fail any subject enrolled in.
Likewise, Tudlong assured the continuous support and assistance of the municipal government to the youth and education sector.
This is anchored on the present administration’s roadmap Enlangakha: Achieving the Vision for a Dynamic Bontoc, one of its pillars being empowering communities through the promotion of health and nutrition, local culture and the arts, strengthening the support to education and youth development; and maintenance of peace and order. By Kayna Casey Shalou Ubongen & Alpine L. Killa-Malwagay
