Second District Cong. Manuel Sagarbarria has pledged to expand the number of Congressional scholars throughout Negros Oriental.
Sagarbarria gave the assurance in a speech during the graduation ceremony last week of about 450 students who completed the technical/vocational program at SU School of Agro-Industrial & Technical Education.
The Congressman said he has had discussions with SU President Betty McCann and Vice President Earl Jude Cleope about offering a ladderized Tech-Voc program that could lead to earning a four-year degree course.
“We will give assistance for as long as the student is qualified,” Sagarbarria said.
This school year, various scholars enrolled in Technical Education & Skills Development Authority-related courses, availed a total of P2 million in funds from the Congressional office of Sagarbarria.
“This is not just for the Second District [from Mabinay to Dumaguete] but for the entire Negros Oriental [from Canlaon in the north up to Basay in the south]. There will be no discrimination,” Sagarbarria assured. (Gene Turco)
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