Batac to request MMSU for athletes’ scholarship

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

Batac City—As a show of support to athletes here who excel in regional and national meets, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution requesting Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) through its president, Dr. Miriam E. Pascua to provide them with scholarship grants.

Batac councilor Gwyneth Quidang, author of the resolution, stressed that this is just one way to support local athletes who represent the city in regional and national sports competitions.

Ms. Quidang said MMSU is currently offering athletic scholarships to Ilocos Norte athletes who excel in regional and national sports meet.

Since Batac now has a separate sports team after it became a city, Ms. Quidang said they should also now have separate scholarship grants from MMSU.

The resolution was unanimously approved by the councilors present during the session as Ms. Quidang requested the presiding officer that all those who voted for the measure become co-sponsors, including Batac vice mayor Ronald Allan M. Nalupta.

According to Ms. Quidang, the existing scholarship grants MMSU offers started during the administration of former Ilocos Norte governor Michael M. Keon for college freshmen who excel in region and national competitions. At the time, Batac was included for the grant as it was still a municipality then and as such part of the Ilocos Norte team.

But after its conversion into a city and was then fielding its own team, the scholarship grants for Batac athletes ceased.

The resolution, Ms. Quidang said is for Batac athletes to qualify again for the scholarship grant.

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