BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (PIA) — Some 85 Novo Vizcayano college students received scholarship certificates from the Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI), a mining firm operating in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces.
The scholarship program is in partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau, and the provincial local governments of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.
The youth scholars, who belong to the Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities, will take up various courses through the IP Scholarship programs of Oceana Gold.
Joan Adaci-Cattiling, OGPI president and general manager for external affairs and performance, said the IP Scholarship programs under the Community Development Fund (CDF) and Development of Mining Technology and GeoSciences (DMTG) will boost the educational opportunities for IP youths in both provinces.
“These scholarship programs will uplift the lives of our youths in the IP communities by pursuing various college courses and be employed after finishing their chosen degrees,” she said.
Cattiling thanked their government partners for supporting their push for the IP Scholarship for Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino youths.
Scholars receive their certificates as proofs of their scholarship grants from the Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. (Image by PIA)
The mining firm targets college youths to pursue courses related to mining such as metallurgical engineering and geology while the second priority courses could be civil, electrical, mechanical, forestry, and agricultural engineering.
Didipio Mine, through its various scholarship programs has already produced five board passers – one in civil engineering and four in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) .
Since 2007, Didipio Mine has produced 260 scholar–graduates. There are 224 active scholars as of June this year. (OTB/BME/PIA NVizcaya)
