LEGAZPI CITY: Despite a halt in
accepting new applicants last June, Albay province is taking education by heart
as a new wave of budget has been allocated to finance the studies of some
34,000 scholars availing the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (AHECS),
governor Joey Salceda said.
Salceda said 14,000 of these scholars
are expected to graduate this year from their four-year courses.
He notes that the AHECS program has
produced around 144,000 to 186,000 scholars from 53 colleges and universities
in the province since its implementation in 2010.
Scholars under the said program are
supported until they graduate through a deferred payment scheme.
Part of their
school fees are paid by the provincial government through the P5,000 enrollment
assistance given per semester of their study.
Education Committee chairman and Albay
board member Arnold Embestro , said that they temporarily stopped accepting
AHECS scholars this year due to the unexpected budget cut from the internal
revenue allotment of the province.
Acceptance of new AHECS scholars is
expected to resume next year.
Salceda clarified that the provincial
government has ongoing education assistance programs for deserving college
students aside from the AHECS such as the Emergency Financial Assistance to
Students in Tertiary Education.
The AHECS program is part of the
Education Quality for Albayanos (Equal) project of Salceda which aims to
produce a college graduate in every Albayano home. – Bicol Mail
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