TACLOBAN
CITY, Nov. 29 -– The central government has
already released PHP172.34 million educational assistance to college students in
Eastern Visayas affected by super typhoon Yolanda in 2013.
The
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing to complete the release of
PHP227.75 million financial aid meant for 45,551 identified students before the
year ends.
Each
student will receive PHP5,000 assistance from the central government as
approved by CHED on Feb. 14, 2017.
Narciso
Candiza, CHED regional office education program specialist here, said on
Wednesday the 60 state-run and private colleges started releasing the money
since last week of October.
“Qualified
to receive the financial assistance are victims of super typhoon Yolanda who
are enrolled in higher education institutions during the second semester of
school year 2016-2017,” Candiza said.
Funding
for the program is from the budget of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Fund.
CHED has
been releasing checks to higher learning institutions since last week of
October this year. Schools disbursed the cash assistance to identified
beneficiaries.
Based on
the guideline, the schools submitted the master list of students together with
the billing and certificate of enrollment to CHED regional office. After
validation, the field office sent the list to the CHED central office for
funding.
The
financial aid covers Yolanda-hit areas in Eastern, Central and Western Visayas,
and some parts of Southwestern Tagalog region.
Super
typhoon Yolanda is the deadliest typhoon in the Philippines on record, killing
at least 6,300 people and displaced more than a million of the population in
central part of the country when it made landfall on Nov. 8, 2013. (SQM/PNA)
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