EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao leads the release of educational assistance to students in the Municipality of Bugasong on March 17, 2022. Irish Manlapaz, officer-in-charge of the Antique Provincial Youth and Development Office (PYDO), on Monday (April 25, 2022) said they had already released a total of PHP109.3 million to 21,741 students prior to the March 25 election ban. (Photo courtesy of PYDO Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique Provincial Youth and Development Office (PYDO) has assured the 528 remaining Antiqueno students that they could get their educational assistance once the Commission on Elections (Comelec) grants their request for exemption from the election ban. Irish Mae Manlapaz, PYDO officer-in-charge, said they have already released educational assistance to 21,741 undergrad and graduate students since February 14 amounting to PHP109.3 million prior to the March 25 election ban. "There were 22,395 students who had appli
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. A student beneficiary receives her educational assistance from the Antique Provincial Youth and Development Office (PYDO) on Feb. 14, 2022. Antique PYDO officer Irish Manlapaz said in an interview Friday (Feb.18) that they target to release the educational assistance to 22,340 beneficiaries before March 25, 2022.(Photo courtesy of Antique PIO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique Provincial Youth and Development Office (PYDO) is targeting to release the educational assistance of 22,340 undergraduate student beneficiaries in the province before the start of the election ban on March 25. Antique provincial government PYDO head Irish Manlapaz said in an interview Friday they have started to release the educational assistance of PHP5,000 each to 1,000 students who are residents of San Jose de Buenavista on February 14. "There were 22,340 students who had applied for the educational assistance of the provincial government for the first semester this 202