Muntinlupa hikes allowances, cash incentives of 71,000 scholars and academic achievers
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:46:02 +0000
THE Muntinlupa City Council has approved an ordinance increasing the annual allowance of scholars in the city and cash gifts given to honor graduates and licensure examination topnotchers.
Mayor Jaime Fresnedi signed the City Ordinance No. 2020-054 amending sections of Ordinance 17-107 providing for an expanded Muntinlupa scholarship and educational assistance program and other incentives to students and academic achievers on February 5.
More than 71,000 scholars in Muntinlupa City are set to receive an allowance hike depending on their scholarship category.
Students in elementary, alternative learning system, junior and senior high school will have a P1,000 increase in annual allowance. The allowance of elementary/ALS students is raised from P3,000 to P4,000 per year, while allowance of junior and senior high school students are raised from P4,000 to P5,000 and from P5,000 to P6,000 per year, respectively.
Further, State Universities and Colleges students, including beneficiaries of Continuing Assistance for Reintegrating Students Program, can now receive a maximum incentive of P10,000 per semester. From base allowance of P5,000, college scholars will receive an additional P2,500 for having a GWA of 1.76 to 2.0 or P5,000 for having a GWA of 1.75 or better (or its equivalent grading system).
The local government also increased cash gifts for its Honor Graduates Incentives Program and Licensure (Bar and Board) Examination Topnotchers.
Cash incentives for latin honor graduates residing in Muntinlupa are increased up to P10,000. Cash gifts for Summa Cum Laude graduates increased from P20,000 to P30,000, while for Magna Cum Laude, it is raised from P15,000 to P20,000. Cum Laude graduates will still receive P10,000.
In addition, the local government raised the cash gifts given to licensure examination topnotchers by up to P100,000 and introduced a new bracketing system. For Bracket A which include Post Baccalaureate (Bar and Physician Board Examination) passers, Top 1 will receive P200,000, Top 2 to 5 will have P100,000, while Top 6 to 10 will get P50,000.
For Bracket B which cover Baccalaureate Degree (PQF Level 6) examination passers, Top 1 will have P100,000, Top 2 to 5 will have P50,000, while Top 6 to 10 will get P25,000. While Bracket C – NCIII, NCIV Certifications and Diploma Levels (PQF Level 3 to 5) topnotchers, Top 1 will receive P30,000, Top 2 to 5 will have P20,000, while Top 6 to 10 will get P10,000.