PBA partylist sponsors scholarships for Eastern Samar youth

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE, PIA Eastern Samar
February 12, 2011

BORONGAN, Eastern Samar  –  More than a hundred scholars from the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) received scholarships from Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) partylist recently.

PBA Representative Mark Ahron Sambras personally distributed the certificate coupons to the poor but deserving students.

Two ESSU campuses; ESSU main in Borongan and Can-avid campus, both in Eastern Samar got the scholarship slots.

The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) has a mission to support nation building through a world-class sports program, promote an active, drug-free and healthy lifestyle, engage in competitiveness, sportsmanship and fair play through sports.

The partylist is branching out to education, the representative said in his speech.

The scholarship slots benefitted those that have enrolled in the second semester of school year 2010-2011.

Hermie Oraya, a third year BSEd student thanked the sponsor, instead of paying his tuition full of P3,330 he will just pay less than a thousand as PBA will pay P2500 directly to the school. Oraya is a working student as his mother earns very little as a Barangay Health Worker.

Mary Ann Pombo from Barangay Bugas, Borongan is also a recipient, like Oraya, she is thankful for the scholarship and prays for another entitlement come school year 2011-2012.

Both recipients share the vision of Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart who stressed in his speech that education is the basic foundation of life of the modern man.

Vice-Governor Christopher ‘Sheen‘ Gonzales was said to be instrumental in getting the attention of PBA to help the poor but deserving ESSU students.