VM Dodot, DSWD, Manila Teachers Partylist give educational aid to 500 students
The Office of Pasig City Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. led the distribution of educational financial assistance to 500 students in Pasig City.
The assistance program was made in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Manila Teachers Partylist.
Each of the 500 students from five schools in the city were given assistance worth P2,000. Some of them were accompanied by their parents or guardians to avail of the assistance.
The selected beneficiaries are currently studying in Rizal High School, Manggahan High School, Sta. Lucia High School, Nagpayong High School, and San Joaquin - Kalawaan High School.
(OVM Pasig Media / MANILA BULLETIN)
The program was a joint effort aimed at providing finances to more young, financially disadvantaged students or indigent learners to continue pursuing their education and support their academic needs. The Office of the Vice Mayor (OVM) has been active in supporting and complementing the local government’s numerous education initiatives and incentives.
(OVM Pasig Media / MANILA BULLETIN)
Vice Mayor Jaworski had previously expressed his call to prioritize education in the city and strengthen the government’s capacity in providing services for students for their future and the betterment of the whole Pasig community. “Sa pangarap nating umangat ang buhay ng bawat Pasigueño, dapat ito’y nakasentro sa pagbibigay ng mas magandang kalidad ng edukasyon sa ating mga anak (Our dream to uplift the lives of every Pasigueño must center on good quality education for our children),” Jaworski said during the [Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP)’s 23rd Foundation Anniversary.](https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/13/pasig-lgu-vows-higher-quality-education-for-young-future-nation-builders) The local government has vowed to level-up its services for the education sector, which include [improving and adding needed school infrastructure,](https://mb.com.ph/2023/2/13/pasig-lgu-to-ramp-up-renovation-construction-of-school-buildings) [increasing benefits for public school teachers](https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/14/pasig-lgu-to-increase-public-school-teachers-allowances-in-2023-mayor-vico), [financial](https://mb.com.ph/2023/1/14/pasig-lgu-welcomes-new-scholars-for-ay-2022-2023) and [material](https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/01/pasig-city-turns-over-learning-devices-for-public-school-students-teachers/) assistance to students, [ensuring students’ health and wellness](https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/23/pasig-relaunches-malusog-na-batang-pasigueno-program/), as well as [assistance in employment for students](https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/16/507-pasigueno-osys-get-work-study-benefits-from-local-govt-usaid/).
(OVM Pasig Media / MANILA BULLETIN)
The program was a joint effort aimed at providing finances to more young, financially disadvantaged students or indigent learners to continue pursuing their education and support their academic needs. The Office of the Vice Mayor (OVM) has been active in supporting and complementing the local government’s numerous education initiatives and incentives.
(OVM Pasig Media / MANILA BULLETIN)
Vice Mayor Jaworski had previously expressed his call to prioritize education in the city and strengthen the government’s capacity in providing services for students for their future and the betterment of the whole Pasig community. “Sa pangarap nating umangat ang buhay ng bawat Pasigueño, dapat ito’y nakasentro sa pagbibigay ng mas magandang kalidad ng edukasyon sa ating mga anak (Our dream to uplift the lives of every Pasigueño must center on good quality education for our children),” Jaworski said during the [Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP)’s 23rd Foundation Anniversary.](https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/13/pasig-lgu-vows-higher-quality-education-for-young-future-nation-builders) The local government has vowed to level-up its services for the education sector, which include [improving and adding needed school infrastructure,](https://mb.com.ph/2023/2/13/pasig-lgu-to-ramp-up-renovation-construction-of-school-buildings) [increasing benefits for public school teachers](https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/14/pasig-lgu-to-increase-public-school-teachers-allowances-in-2023-mayor-vico), [financial](https://mb.com.ph/2023/1/14/pasig-lgu-welcomes-new-scholars-for-ay-2022-2023) and [material](https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/01/pasig-city-turns-over-learning-devices-for-public-school-students-teachers/) assistance to students, [ensuring students’ health and wellness](https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/23/pasig-relaunches-malusog-na-batang-pasigueno-program/), as well as [assistance in employment for students](https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/16/507-pasigueno-osys-get-work-study-benefits-from-local-govt-usaid/).