By Mizpah Grace G. Castro
PGIN-CMO
ILOCOS Norte Governor Maria
Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos through the Provincial Education Department (PED)
distributed stipends to 399 "Iskolar ni Manang Imee" beneficiaries
enrolled in technical-vocational programs on February 14 at the Centennial Arena
in Laoag City.
The "Iskolar ni Manang
Imee" program of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) was
launched in 2012 but only started including technical-vocational scholars in
the first semester of Academic Year 2015-2016. The stipend is funded by PED,
supporting students enrolled in technical-vocational programs of schools such
as the Bangui Institute of Technology, Marcos Agro-Industrial School (MAIS),
Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades (INCAT), Mariano Marcos State
University-College of Industrial Technology (MMSU-CIT), and the Overseas
Technical Institute, Inc.
"Mas mabigat ang tech-voc. Mas mabilis magkaroon ng trabaho dito at sa
ibang bansa. Kaya huwag kayong mag-alala. Magsipag kayo. Ang master
electrician, madaling makahanap sa job
fair. Ang mahuhusay na arc
welder, pinapadala sa ibang bansa. Talagang sigurado
na mayroong trabaho ang mga HRS [hotel and
restaurant services], kasi
dito pa lang sa probinsiya, kulang na kulang ang serbisyo natin. To
all of you, congratulations, magandang choice ito, at siguradong makatutulong sa kada
pamilya," Ms. Marcos said.
Since 2010, the PGIN has
shouldered over 39,000 elementary, 16,000 high school, and 3,000 college
scholarships as a strategy to empower the youth and human capital of Ilocos
Norte alongside efforts increasing the provincial employment rate from 3% in
2010 to 50.78% at present.
Recipients of the
technical-vocational "Iskolar ni Manang Imee" scholarship are mostly
out-of-school youth and the unemployed. The program was developed to maximize productivity
of residents throughout Ilocos Norte by aiding them in finding sustainable
livelihoods.
The rest of the 432
beneficiaries who were not present during distribution may claim their stipends
by presenting valid identification at the Treasury of the Provincial Capitol in
Laoag.
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