Scholarship aid offered to EMBO college students
COLLEGE students from EMBO barangays can avail of the scholarship assistance given by the city government of Taguig to its residents and get as much as P15,000 to P50,000 every year in educational aid.
“Nais ipaabot ng lungsod ng Taguig sa mga residente ng EMBO na wala silang dapat ikabahala sa magiging epekto ng hakbang na ito ng Makati. Bago pa man ang anunsyo ng Makati, gumawa na ng mga hakbang ang Taguig hindi lamang upang maipagpatuloy ang edukasyon ng mga residente ng EMBO kundi maiangat ang kanilang mga benepisyo (The city government of Taguig would like to inform residents of the EMBO barangays that they have nothing to be concerned about the decision of Makati. Even before the announcement was made, Taguig has already implemented measures to ensure that EMBO residents will be able to continue their education and upgrade their benefits),” Taguig City.
“Nagbigay na ng tagubilin si Mayor Lani Cayetano sa City Scholarship Office na subaybayan at gabayan ang mga estudyante ng EMBO na gustong ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pag-aaral sa UMak (University of Makati) (Mayor Lani Cayetano has already ordered the City Scholarship Office to guide and assist EMBO students who want to pursue their studies at UMak),” it added.
The UMak Office of the Student Regent has earlier announced that starting the academic year 2024-25, all EMBO barangay students will be classified as non-Makati residents and will be required to pay P3,000 in tuition fees, in addition to miscellaneous fees.
UMak is owned and operated by the city government of Makati. It offers students who are residents of the city with free higher education.
UMak’s move came amid the continuing territorial dispute between Makati and Taguig cities, even after the Supreme Court affirmed with finality last September 28, 2022 its December 1, 2021 ruling declaring that the 10 EMBO barangays in Makati are part of the territory of Taguig City.
Taguig assured EMBO students they will have equal access to quality education from elementary up to college, similarly to the privileges currently being enjoyed by Taguig city scholars.
“Bilang Taguig college scholars, makatatanggap kayo ng P15,000 hanggang P50,000 kada taon na maaari
