Over 4.8K Cordillera learners get DSWD aid
BAGUIO CITY - More than 4,800 students have so far received educational assistance in Cordillera in time for the start of the school year this month, according to the region's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD-Cordillera records show that 4,837 students have so far been given aid: 951 beneficiaries in Abra; 486 in Apayao; 756 in Benguet; 703 in Ifugao; 501 in Kalinga; 377 in Mountain Province; and 1,063 in Baguio City. The one-time educational financial assistance was worth PHP1,000 for each elementary student, PHP2,000 for each junior high school student; PHP3,000 ...