For Talisay's top 3 students Bigger cash rewards eyed

CEBU, Philippines - Talisay City will give the top three public school students bigger rewards this year.

This after Councilor Dennis Basillote proposed to double their incentives.

“I am going to propose a resolution increasing the reward to at least twice their current amount. Para pud mapun-an ang madawat sa atong mga top 3 honor students,” said Basillote in an interview.

Basillote, who is chairman on council committee on Education, said he will propose that from the current P1,500 for the valedictorian, he will propose to make it P3,000, P2,000 for the salutatorian from the present P1,000, and P1,000 each from P500 to all first honorable mention graduates.

Basillote said the present amount was passed sometime in 2002, and he sees it is high time to give an increase “so that these students will have something to use on their next level of education.”

The present amount was approved by the council sometime in 2002.

The purpose of this program, which is open to the city’s 24 public elementary schools and 18 national high schools, is “to encourage students to work harder to be in the top 3,” said Basillote, adding that this would also make them aim for the highest honors in order to get the highest rewards from the city. (FREEMAN)