Navotas welcomes new scholars

THE City Government of Navotas welcomed 31 new scholars following the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the 8th batch of the NavotaAs academic scholarship program.

Of the 31, 24 were incoming high school freshmen, three were incoming freshmen of Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC), two were incoming freshmen of the college or university of their choice, and two were teachers seeking higher education.

“Through this program, we want our youth to dream big and strive for great things. We want them to feel unhampered by their status in life,” Mayor John Rey Tiangco said.

Tiangco also assured that the city government will always support Navoteños and help them bring their dreams into reality.

High school scholars will receive P18,000 per academic year for book, transportation and food allowance.

NPC scholars will get P22,000 per academic year for tuition, book, transportation and food allowance. Scholars of other colleges or universities will be given P262,000 for the same.

Furthermore, teacher scholars will receive P75,000 every academic year for their tuition; book, transportation and food allowance; and research grant.

Aside from academic scholarship, the city government also offers scholarships to students who excel in sports and in arts.

Since the NavotaAs Scholarship Program was established in 2011, the city government has sent to school 587 Navoteños. Of this number, 293 were academic scholars, 283 were athletic scholars, and 11 were art scholars. Navotas mayor John Rey Tiangco welcomes 31 new scholars in their academic scholarship program