GUV Reminds Mayors of Yearly Screening for Provincial Scholarship

BENGUET Governor Dr. Melchor Daguines Diclas in a recent memorandum order reminded all mayors in the 13 towns of the province of the yearly screening of qualified students for the Provincial Scholarship Program directing them to disseminate the screening processes for school year 2022-2023 to their barangay LGUs. In accordance with Provincial Ordinance No. 2019-261, all barangays are required to submit three student-applicants for the final screening of the qualified and most deserving students by the Provincial Scholarship Program Committee (PSPC).It is in the barangay LGU where the initial screening of student-applicants is carried out from which three will be chosen to join the final screening to be conducted by the PSPC. Interested students are advised to inquire from their respective barangay LGU.In addition, four slots are allotted for those who excelled in sports or any technical skills that brought honor and prestige to the province, and one slot for each of the 14 DepEd Benguet districts for those who graduated from the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. Applicants for these slots shall submit their application directly to the Governor’s Office. In total, there are 158 slots for the said scholarship. Previously before 2019, only eight per municipality were given opportunity for the scholarship, but through the initiative of Gov. Diclas and support from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Benguet, the number of slots was raised.

Through this program, the scholars will be given P20,000 financial assistance yearly or P10,000 per semester to aid them in their financial struggle as they pursue their college education. Students who are qualified to apply for the provincial scholarship program are Benguet students who are enrolling as college freshmen in the upcoming school year. Deadline for the submission of application will be finalized once the PSPC will be reorganized following the oath-taking of the elected provincial officials.