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Friday, March 29, 2024

Taguig hands out allowances for City U scholars

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The city government of Taguig has distributed the first semester allowances of a total of 4,272 scholars during a program held at the Taguig City University.

Local government and school officials also conducted an orientation on the merit incentives and allowance distribution following the distribution of the students’ School Year 2019-2020 education assistance allowance.

Eligible TCU students were given P5,000 each for their education needs while another P5,000 were handed to those who got a general weighted average of at least 1.75 with no failing and incomplete marks or dropped subjects in the preceding semester.

Other scholars covered by the city’s Lifeline Allowance for Neighbors In-need (LANI) program also received their scholarship allowance at the same venue. 

Mayor Lino Edgardo Cayetano said the program is only one of the city’s initiatives that is proof the local government unit has education as one of its top priorities. 

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TCU students have started receiving financial assistance from the city government, enabled by an ordinance granting students a scholarship allowance each semester and merit incentives for those who excel in academics.

Ordinance No. 08, Series of 2019 provides that all students at Taguig City University would receive P5,000 in educational assistance every semester.

Still under the ordinance, the cream of the crop at TCU can receive an added P5,000 each semester.

An interested TCU student can qualify for the scholarship program if he/she is a bonafide resident of Taguig for at least three years immediately preceding the application; of good moral character; a duly registered voter of the city if the applicant is already 18 years of age and, if not, at least one of his/her parents is a duly registered voter. 

For the merit incentive, the Registrar’s Office of TCU will provide the list of regular college students with qualified GWA at the end and before the start of each semester.

The applicants for both grant will be evaluated by the Screening Committee created and authorized by the City Mayor.

The move is only one of several proofs that quality does not come with a price at TCU, which for years has provided tertiary education to Taguig residents at no cost to them.

The city government is transforming TCU into a university offering quality education. All programs and courses at the city-run university are CHED accredited/recognized. Passing rates for the licensure examination for criminologists, teachers and psychometricians are higher than the average national passing rates.

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