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The
PLDT-Smart Foundation turns over the P1-M educational grant to the
PNP. Present during the turnover are, from left: PLDT-Smart
Foundation President Esther Santos, Smart Communications President
and CEO Al Panlilio, PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V Pangilinan, PNP
Chief Police General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, Center
for Police Strategy Management Director Police Brigadier General
Rhoderick Armamento, PNP Health Service Director Police Brigadier
General Ronaldo Olay.
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Dependents
of Filipino police officers killed or injured in service receive a
P1-million educational grant from PLDT-Smart Foundation, now on its
12th year,
with the aim of providing college educational opportunities. The PSF
has so far produced 639 scholars through the Educational Assistance
Program.
"Education
is an integral part of our efforts in the PLDT-Smart Foundation. We
continue to do our part in the community to ensure that we provide
adequate resources to support today's youth as they become our next
generation of leaders,” said PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V
Pangilinan who is also the Chairman of the PLDT-Smart Foundation.
In
line with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Integrated
Transformation Program, the PSF Educational Assistance Program aims
to provide college educational opportunities to the dependents of PNP
uniformed personnel, with highest priority to those who are
sons/daughters of personnel who were killed in actual performance of
duty (KIA), complete disability discharged (CDD) wounded or
incapacitated in line of duty and those dependents who graduated with
honors.
"In
PLDT and Smart, we appreciate and we are extremely grateful for the
heroic efforts that our police force has done through the years. Even
now, amid the pandemic, they serve our country and the Filipino
people by ensuring our safety and protection,” said Smart
President & CEO and PLDT Chief Revenue Officer Al Panlilio.
Every
year, a total of 50 dependents are selected by the PNP to benefit
from this scholarship assistance. The annual grant of the PSF to the
PNP is P500,000. Last year, the MVP Golf Cup led by PLDT
Enterprise partnered with the PSF as its beneficiary for the mulligan
donation. PLDT Enterprise matched the annual grant of the PSF,
amounting to a total of P1-million educational grant for 2020.
“Some
of the most heartwarming stories I have ever heard are from the
children of our PNP heroes. These are stories of loss, grief, hope
and healing. We want to continue the legacy of these brave men and
women by empowering their sons and daughters to have the best
opportunities. In the PLDT-Smart Foundation, we become enablers of
dreams and countless possibilities,” said PLDT-Smart Foundation
President Esther Santos.
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20-year-old
Jhosan Michelle Roy is one of this year’s beneficiaries of the PSF
educational grant.
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20-year-old
Jhosan Michelle Roy is one of this year’s beneficiaries of the
educational grant. She is currently a third year college student,
taking up BS Psychology in the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines Main Campus. Roy dreams to be a clinical psychologist
someday while running her own business.
“Malaking
bagay po ang tulong na ibinigay sa akin ng PLDT-Smart
Foundation. I’m
sure na
‘yung papa ko po ay masaya ngayon dahil patuloy kong inaabot
ang mga pangarap ko. Thank
you, PLDT-Smart Foundation. Mabuhay
po kayo,” said
Roy.
Over
the last twelve years, the PSF has honored the sacrifices of our
nation’s public servants – the brave women and men of the
Philippine National Police. Through the years, the grant was able to
make a big difference in the lives of beneficiaries and uplifted the
morale of the entire police force.
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