OWWA: Few scholarship slots takers in Eastern Samar

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE, PIA Eastern Samar
February 24, 2011

BORONGAN, Eastern Samar  –  The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is worried that there are a few takers of the OWWA Overseas Filipino Workers -Dependents Scholarship Program (OFW-DSP) in Eastern and Northern Samar.

OWWA Information Officer, Alberto M. Peñaflor in a recent visit to PIA Eastern Samar aired this concern.

“Some dependents do not qualify because their parents earn more than the required income that the scholarship dictates,” Peñaflor said. Another concern aired is that maybe OWWA dependents are not aware of the scholarship program.

OWWA then sought the help of Radyo ng Bayan-DYES and PIA for information dissemination.

The scholarship program offers an annual financial assistance to qualified dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers.

Workers should have a monthly salary of 400.00 US dollars or below.

The OFW dependent shall enroll in any four or five years baccalaureate or associate course leading to a baccalaureate degree in State Colleges or Universities or Commission on Higher Education (CHED) accredited schools.

Other criteria say that the applicant must be a Filipino Citizen, single, not more than 21 years of age, a high school graduate / about to graduate from high school or already enrolled in college.

The applicant should also be physically, mentally and morally fit, and must pass the qualifying examination conducted by an OWWA-partner State College / University or any CHED recognized and accredited educational institutions in the country.

Aside from the P10,000 financial assistance, the qualified applicant will also avail of a group health insurance coverage of P100,000 per scholar.

For further details, the interested applicant may call PIA Eastern Samar with telephone number 560-9551, OWWA Regional Office 8 (053) 321-4376 or 523-0315 or hotline 09165945715.