Navotas Mayor Tiangco’s 1st 100 days

NAVOTAS City Mayor Toby Tiangco in his first 100 days in office report said that a scholarship program for persons with disabilities (PWD) is already in place in the city.

He said that the first batch of 467 Navoteño PWD students may now receive P500 monthly educational assistance.

The mayor also signed a memorandum of agreement with a new batch of Navotas art scholars. Thirteen Navoteño students are now qualified to receive P16,500 transportation and food allowance as well as P20,000 as workshop and training grant per academic year.

“Education is one of our priorities. We aim to uplift the quality of life of Navoteño by helping them get access to holistic learning and be able to develop and hone their potential,” said Tiangco.

Under his helm, the city government also launched the NavoTours bus for public elementary and high schools in the city. It will be used for city-funded student field trips and as a means of transportation for students and teachers who attend competitions outside of Navotas.

The city also conducted the 2019 Navotas youth Congress which gave young Navoteños the opportunity to learn about mental health, financial literacy, design thinking, among others.

Participants also attended seminars on Filipino sign language and Baybayin writing as well as applications for student exchanges and scholarships abroad.

The city also provided learning sessions for senior citizens. Ten completed the workshop on basic computer literacy. Other batches are scheduled to undertake the three-day course.

“Learning does not stop once you graduate from formal schooling. It is a life long quest. We aim to encourage Navoteños, both young and old, to always yearn to learn,” Tiangco said.

In recognition of its endeavors to provide quality education to its constituents, Navotas recently bagged the Seal of Good Education Governance (SGEG) from Synergeia Foundation for the second consecutive year.