TUCP secretary-general and former Senator Ernesto Herrera said this is higher than the cash wired home by land-based migrant Filipino workers which grew by only 2.03 percent (or $64.697 million) to $3.256 billion in the first quarter compared to $3.191 billion in the same period in 2008.
“There will always be a Filipino sea captain in the seven seas,” Go said as he lamented at how the government lacks support in providing financial assistance to maritime training programs.
Go, who built a dormitory worth P120 million for the 600 Maritime cadets studying at the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue, said that had he not built such structure, the Norwegian Shipowners Association could have offered the scholarship-to-employment opportunities in Vietnam.
“NSA could have offered such scholarship to Vietnam because the government there is willing to provide a building, a dormitory, and other facilities for the scholars. I built the dormitory for the scholars with zero support from the government,” Go said in an interview with The FREEMAN.
The NSA Philippines Cadet Project covers full payment of the student’s tuition, miscellaneous fees, board and lodging, books, meals and training expenses for the first two years. On their third year, students will undergo apprenticeship with a monthly allowance of not less than P25,000; with their monthly stipend, the students are to finance the fourth year of their education from Norwegian Shipowners Association scholarship-to-employment opportunities
Go said that all their scholars, coming from various provinces and key cities of the country, are “cream of the crop”. With the cadet project, they are assured of employment after their graduation.
So far, only UC, here in Cebu, has been selected by NSA to offer such scholarship.
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Aside from being smart, the main qualification of each scholar is extreme poverty. The sob stories of many of these scholars are for real.
Mind you, DBP actually checks out financial situation of all applicants, starting with the branch manager who talks to the family and friends of the applicant within his/her branch jurisdiction.
Last year, the DBP scholarship focused on nursing but the supply for nurses in the next five to 10 years is expected to exceed demand both here and abroad. Click this link to read full article 6/7/09 Business Mirror
