ARMM grants scholarship to MNLF beneficiaries

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 24): ARMM grants scholarship to MNLF beneficiaries

As promised, the government granted education assistance to more than 1,000 students from the provinces of Maguindanao under a government anti-poverty program, officials on Monday said.

In coordination with the Commission on Higher Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CHED-ARMM), Gov. Mujiv Hataman distributed education to students coming from Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur who were sons and daughters and immediate families of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

The educational program was in compliance with the provisions of the 1996 peace agreement between the government and the MNLF.

The education assistance was one of the programs implemented through the “Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan” (PaMaNa) and Humanitarian Development Action Program-College Education Assistance Program (HDAP-CEAP).

Engr. Dong Anayatin, PaMaNa-AARMM program manager, said more college students are expected to receive similar scholarship grants for the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

Ched-Armm Commissioner Amor Pendaliday said the validation and confirmation of the endorsed beneficiaries from PaMaNa project management office will continue to ensure the deserving students will get the necessary scholarship.

Hataman reminded the students of the importance of education as vehicle for better future of Bangsamoro.

Of the beneficiaries, 1,016 students were under PaMaNa-Armm and 52 students under HDAP program. Each college students received an amount of P20,000 covering two semesters for the year 2017-2018, Anayatin said.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1002551