Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 25) – Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan announced on Saturday the local government will provide ₱1,000 financial assistance to around 14,000 University of Caloocan City students.
Malapitan recognized that most UCC students are also working on the side, thus the suspension of work brought by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine affected them and their families.
“Nauunawaan natin na karamihan sa ating mga mag-aaral sa UCC ay kabilang sa ating working group na pansamantalang nawalan ng hanapbuhay at labis din na naaapektuhan ng krisis na dulot ng pandemyang ito,” said Malapitan in his Facebook page.
[Translation: We understand that most of our students at UCC belong to our working group who have temporarily lost their jobs and are also severely affected by the crisis caused by this pandemic.]
The Caloocan mayor clarified that all UCC students enrolled in second semester of academic year 2019-2020, including non-working students, are eligible for the cash subsidy.
UCC Supreme Student Council President Joseph Lauga thanked the Caloocan LGU for providing such assistance to the students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of the latest tally this afternoon from the Caloocan City Health Office, the city has now 158 confirmed COVID-19 cases along with 242 suspected and 337 probable infections.
Malapitan added the cash assistance will be distributed next week. Students are advised to join the university’s official Facebook group for other announcements regarding the process of receiving the ₱1,000 financial assistance.
“Alam naman po ng lahat na ‘iskolar’ lang po kami lahat ng UCC at karamihan po ay working student. Masasabi kong may pangangailangan talaga lalo na sa nararanasan nating lahat na pandemic dahil sa COVID-19 virus,” said Lauga.
[Translation: Everybody knows we are all ‘scholars’ in UCC and most of us are working students. I will say the students needed this assistance especially during the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus.]
