Free matriculation and other fees, monthly stipend of Php2,500, book allowance of Php2,000 per semester, thesis support of P3,000 and graduation support fee of P500.

These are only some of advantages enjoyed by beneficiaries of the Fisheries Scholarship Program for Children of Fisherfolks (FSPCF) offered by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Northern Mindanao, this year, Asuncion J. Maputol, Chief of BFAR-10’s Fisheries Extension and Training Division, explained during a Talakayan sa PIA Forum in Cagayan de Oro City.

“There will be three (3) slots of the FSPCF in region 10 which is open to graduating high school students of the current school year, 2006-2007 or to HS graduates who are not presently enrolled in any course,” she said.

Applicants must be sons/daughters of bonafide small-scale fisherfolk, not more than 20 years old, has a general weighted average of not lower than 80, a resident of the municipality/city for at least 4 years and an annual gross family income of not more than Php25,000 whose father/mother is a member of any registered fishing association or cooperative.

Among the required documents, Maputol said, are the following: photo copies of their transcript of records, school report card and birth certificates and original copies of the certification of residency by the Barangay Chairperson/Municipal Mayor as well as of association membership by the parent/parents.

Application forms are available at the Municipal Agriculture Offices or at the Provincial Fisheries Offices of BFAR-10 and deadline for filing of application is Aug. 22, 2006.

For more details, interested applicants may visit the BFAR-10 Regional Office, Macabalan, CDO or may call tel. nos.(088) 856-95-93/856-56-57, Maputol added.

Meanwhile, millions of Filipino families, including the fisherfolk have been afforded the opportunity to avail of their basic right to health care and attention, which they could not certainly afford but fully deserve from the government through the PhilHealth cards.

“An on-going thrust of social equity to bring the payback of reforms to the doorstep of every Filipino home, the PhilHealth Program is a major part of Pres. Arroyo’s pro-people agenda since 2001 and is never envisioned to gain political ends from it,” Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor said.

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