Navotas rolls out programs for youth

NAVOTAS City has rolled out various programs and services for its youth.

Mayor John Reynald Tiangco on Sunday told The Manila Times he signed a memorandum of agreement providing scholarships to 21 new beneficiaries of the «NavotaAs» Scholarship Program for the school year 2023-2024.

Tiangco said six students have qualified for the Ulirang Pamilyang Mangingisda Scholarship, designed for family members of registered fishermen who won during the annual search for the Top Ten Most Outstanding Fisherfolk.

Also given scholarships were 15 student artists in visual arts, music, dance, theater arts and creative writing.

The city government also welcomed 317 new technical and vocational graduates from Navotas Vocational Training and Assessment (NavotaAs) Institute and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-NavotaAs Training Institute.

It also distributed 40 smart TV sets, 287 wall fans, and 287 ceiling fans to public elementary and high schools.

Among the elementary schools that received smart TVs and electric fans were North Bay Boulevard North Elementary School, San Roque Elementary School, and Tanza Elementary School.

The NavotaAs Hanapbuhay Center, in cooperation with the Schools Division Office–Navotas, also launched the One School, One Product Program (OSOP).

OSOP is a livelihood program that allows Senior High School students to learn entrepreneurship skills and earn an income by developing a marketable product that also promotes the city's local resources.

The participating schools will showcase their products in this year's Christmas Bazaar at the Navotas Citywalk and Amphitheater on December 1-2 and 7-9.

«Education remains to be one of our top priorities. We aim to provide Navoteño students with the highest quality of education and open opportunities for them to have the best future,» Tiangco said.