MAGANDANG araw po sa Aksyon Line. Ako po ay nagtatrabaho dito sa KSA o Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bilang domestic helper. Noong una ay atubili pa talaga akong mangibang bansa pero dahil na rin sa hirap ng buhay at ako ay may tatlong anak at sumakabilang buhay na ang aking asawa ay wala akong choice kung hindi magtrabaho bilang kasambahay.
Sa awa ng Diyos ay mababait naman ang aking mga amo at madali lamang akong nakapag-adjust. Sa ngayon ay hanggang Agosto next year pa matatapos ang aking kontrata. Gusto ko lang sanang itanong sa OWWA kung available pa rin ang education benefits o scholarship program. May anak po ako na hindi nakapag-college. Maaari ko po ba siyang ipasok na maging scholar ng OWWA ? Matalino naman po ang anak ko pero dahil sa kahirapan namin ay hindi nakapag- aral. Sana ay masagot ninyo ang aking katanungan.
Salamat po.
Ernalin Abueva
Blk 18, Lot 37,
Gladiola St., Maryhomed Molino, Bacoor, Cavite
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REPLY: Para sa iyong katanungan Ms. Abueva, sa ngayon ay muling binuksan ang scholarship program ng OWWA
Para sa iyong kaalaman
a. Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)*
The EDSP is a scholarship grant offered to qualified beneficiaries/dependents of active OWWA members who intend to enroll a 4-5 year baccalaureate course in any preferred colleges/universities. It shall be in the form of financial assistance amounting to a maximum of P60,000.00 per school year.
Eligibility:
The scholarship grant is only provided once per family of an active OWWA member –OFW
The dependent applicant must not be a recipient of any other scholarship grants
The dependent-applicant has not previously taken the EDSP qualifying examination and any post-secondary/vocational or undergraduate/college units
Requirements:
The member-OFW must have an active membership with OWWA at the time of the application.
The dependent-applicant must not be more than 21 years of age
The dependent-applicant must have an average grade of at least 80% and belongs to the upper 20% of the 3rd year/high school graduating class
The dependent-applicant must pass the qualifying examination conducted by DOST and belongs to the top 200 examination passer
The dependent-applicant must pass the College Admission Test of the university he/she intends to enroll
Filing of EDSP Application
1. Filing of application starts every June of each school year. Deadline for submission of application is every first week of August of each year or as prescribed by ROCS based on the scheduled qualifying exam conducted by DOST
2. An applicant must be 4th year high school student and belongs to the graduating class at the time of the application
3. Application with incomplete documentary requirements will not be accepted
4. Applications are subject for review and further verification as to the documentary requirements submitted
5. Application approval only identifies applicants who are qualified to take the national competitive exam conducted by DOST. Examinees who belong to the top 200 passers will qualify for the scholarship
Deputy Director Josefino Torres
OWWA
May nais ba kayong isangguni sa Aksyon Line? Maaari kayong sumulat sa aming tanggapan Aksyon Line c/o Inquirer Bandera, MRP bldg., Mola st. cor. Pasong Tirad st., Makati City o kaya ay mag-email sa [email protected] or jenniferbilog97@ gmail.com.
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