Councilor inks scholarship for kids of sectoral groups
BACOLOD CITY -- Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with an NGO and a computer institution here that will give a 50 percent discount to children of marginalized sectors in the city.
Gamboa signed the MOA with ABANSI BISAYA representative Luis Tribaco and AMA Computer Learning Center Ma. Clara Librando represented by Alex Librando, the school’s Assistant Administrative Director.
Major beneficiaries are children of sectoral groups like trisikad, tricycle and jeepney drivers and operators association, traffic enforcers and members of cooperatives whose leaders where present during the signing.
The MOA states that the beneficiaries will avail of a 50 percent discount as they apply at the office of Councilor Gamboa for a two-year Information Technology grant for school year 2009 to 2010. The scholarship is in effect provided that the student will continue their studies for the next two years without failure grades.
Gamboa, in his speech, stressed the importance of education saying “education is the great equalizer. It is an opportunity in which a ‘nobody’ becomes a ‘somebody’ and ‘nothing’ to ‘something.’
He said poverty is not a hindrance to success but one can only do so through education.
In an Information Economy, knowledge assets are more important than physical assets in determining individual or business success and on this matter, the use of computer takes center stage as a major medium of knowledge, he added.
He also announced that his office is accepting scholarship applicants on Alay Lakad as an Alternative Learning Institution (ALA) that offers skills training on automotive, computer training, welding and cooking. (PIA-LOL)