MAGTAJAS-DABA
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COUNCILOR Suzette Magtajas-Daba, chair of the committee on education, recently gave updates about the programs and accomplishments of her committee.

In an interview aired over a radio program, Daba announced that during her first three years, her first major accomplishment was the enactment of the Expanded Scholarship Code of 2018,  which aims to provide a better and brighter future to the youth by giving them formal education.

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Daba said she is happy to know that Cagayan de Oro is the first city to have a Scholarship program, which was enacted during the term of her father, former Mayor Pablo Magtajas.

The scholarship program then was different  from the program today because of the innovations introduced by Councilor Daba through her committee. The previous scholarship program was performance based, whereas the present Expanded Scholarship program  is income-based, Daba pointed out.

The Expanded Scholarship Code of today has wider coverage, the city has prioritized first  year college applicants and students who are suffering from poverty, the councilor cited. This is the product of public consultation, and a program that is in line with Pres. Duterte’s free education in colleges, Daba added.

According to the councilor, under the performance-based scholarship program, the student gets to choose the school but under the income-based program, the city government selects the school for the scholar.

At present, the city has 2,500 scholars with a corresponding P160 million budget from the city government.

Another accomplishment of the education committee is the implementation of the Cagayan de Oro Technical Vocational Institute (CDO-TVI) program, which benefits the out-of-school youth. CDO-TVI already has its first and second batch of scholars, The Power learned. Daba said they are also working on the expansion of the program. (sp)

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