DIPOLOG CITY, JULY
16(PIA)--- A total
to One Hundred-Thirty (130) members of the native Kalibugan and Subanen tribes in
Zamboanga del Norte have availed of the scholarship grants extended by the
Provincial Government of the province through the Provincial Indigenous Coordinating
Unit(PICU).
Bai
Cristina Andus, the current Head of the PICU said, the scholarship grant which covers
technical and vocational courses aims to strengthen the Subanen Empowerment
Program of Governor Rolando E. Yebes.
Among
the courses offered under the scholarship grant includes Farm Tractor Machinery
Operator/Maintenance at the PAIC, Barangay Irasan, Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte;
Dipolog School of Fisheries in Olingan, Dipolog City; Automotive Servicing in
Sindangan; hito and tilapia culture at Barangay Dumalogdog, Sindangan; Dress-making
at Barangay Diwan, Dipolog City; and Beauty Care(Hair-cut,Manicure,Pedicure) in
Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte.
Aside
from free tuition fees, scholars are also provided with free food, lodging and
school supplies with the assistance of the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority(TESDA).
Subanen
Empowerment Program and other services and assistance implemented by PICU under
the Yebes administration to the lumads of the province has been considered as one
of the reasons why Gov. Yebes has been accorded the Galing PooK Award last year.(ATR/PIA9-Zambo
Norte)