SAMAL, Bataan — Parents of students in a public elementary school here on Friday started securing requirements to avail themselves of the educational assistance granted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Early in the morning, parents trooped to the Samal South Elementary School in Barangay Sta. Lucia to request for a certificate of enrollment/registration and if available, a school ID, two of the documents to be presented.
A parent, April Maninang, said she was requesting from the school the certificates of enrollment of two of her four children for the educational assistance. “Napakalaking bagay nito para sa amin. Unang-una sa mga pangangailangan na gamit ng bata at sa pang-araw araw nila. Malaking bagay din talaga para sa budget namin ng mga anak ko,” the mother said.
Other requirement to be included in DSWD’s Educational Assistance for Student-In-Crisis is submission of a valid ID of the claimant and the student should belong to those listed under students in crisis.
In Bataan, the documents will be submitted not to the municipal social welfare and development offices but to the DSWD extension office in Barangay Palihan in Hermosa, Bataan where the payout will be done every Saturday starting Aug. 20. The schedule of payouts is on Aug. 20 and 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24. The educational assistance are P1,000 for elementary, P2,000 for high school, P3,000 for senior high school and P4,000 for vocational/college.
Meanwhile, Samal South Elementary School on Friday conducted free haircut to selected school children in preparation for the opening of classes on Monday. The undertaking named “Libreng Gupit para sa Bulilit ng Samal South Elementary School” was held at the school covered court in barangay Sta. Lucia.
