AgNor SP approves college educational assistance
fund program
By Jessica O. Mellejor
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 28 (PIA) - The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte recently approved the Municipal Ordinance No.
015, series of 2017, or the "College Educational Assistance Fund Program
(CEAFP) Ordinance" of the municipality of Nasipit, this province.
The ordinance aims to provide educational
assistance to poor but deserving students of the municipality. It also aims to
promote and institutionalize the municipal education program which is an
important aspect of improving student education.
Under the program, qualified students can continue
to enroll in any school within Butuan City and Agusan del Norte.
The provincial lawmakers of Agusan del Norte approved
the said municipal ordinance based on Section 1, Article XIV of the Philippine
Constitution that states "the State shall protect and promote the right of
all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate
steps to make such education accessible to all ".
It was approved during the 73rd regular session
through Sanggunian Resolution No. 053-2018, authored by Provincial Board Member
Aquino W. Gambe. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)