Taguig City Mayor Lino S. Cayetano has directed the Taguig Scholarship Office and the Barangay Affairs Office to distribute the P5,000 Special Emergency Assistance to Scholars starting April 20 to help scholars and their families amid the enhanced community quarantine implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SEAS will cover about 25,000 scholars under the City Scholarship Programs such as the Lifeline Assistance for Neighbors In-need Scholarship Program, the Taguig City University Educational Assistance Allowance, and the Taguig Learners Certificate Scholarship Program.
“This is another proactive measure to expand the assistance we give to our residents,” said Mayor Cayetano. “By designing a support program around our scholars, we affirm our commitment to the well-being of our young people even in extraordinarily difficult times.”
The cash assistance will benefit the families of the scholars, or up to 125,000 individuals. The relief fund hopes to help the families of the scholars and also extend assistance to people they know who are in need in the spirit of “bayanihan.”
The cash assistance is separate from other relief programs of Taguig, such as the livelihood assistance for public transport drivers, the “stay-at-home” food and nonfood packs, and the anti-COVID kits.
“Taguig has been known to the country for its hallmarks in assisting learners in achieving their dreams. We want to make sure that this love for learning is resilient even to a crisis,” Mayor Cayetano said.
