SCG Awards More Scholarships to Filipino College and HS Students

Education is the foundation of sustainable development. This is the firm belief of SCG, one of the leading business conglomerates in ASEAN region, as it continues to award high school and college scholarships to deserving Filipino students. SCG presents this year’s 10 college scholars along with 300 high school scholarship recipients of its “Sharing the Dream Program” in an awarding ceremony held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City last Thursday, July 11.

Now on its 12^th year, SCG’s Sharing the Dream Program remains committed to making education more accessible to more Filipinos. It has been supporting more than 2,000 Filipino students achieve their goal of having a better future.

Annually, SCG celebrates the academic success of its scholars with a recognition program, where students have a chance to develop themselves to be more confident and more ready to pursue their passion.

According to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero De Vera, the Philippines is trailing its neighboring countries Thailand and Malaysia in the number of students enrolled in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). All three countries provide free college education yet the Philippines recorded only 33 percent participation rate among college students while Thailand and Malaysia records 44 and 43 percent, respectively. SCG hopes to contribute to addressing the situation by helping encourage students to pursue a university degree and become productive citizens and future leaders of the Philippines.

Driven by passion more than responsibility

Beyond being part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, the Sharing the Dream Program reflects SCG’s passion to help improve the lives of the people in the communities it operates in. The program’s running theme, “Passion for Better,” captures SCG’s commitment to develop sustainable communities by encouraging students to strive for the better and nurture a continuous thirst for learning.

Anuvat Chalermchai, SCG Philippines Country Director said: “We believe that the youth is every country’s hope for a better future, and nurturing them today is a must. Our commitment to support the Philippines remains strong as we continue to provide educational assistance to competent students with good academic performance and the dedication and passion to succeed in life.”

Outstanding scholars of 2019

SCG continues its support for 300 Filipino high school students, twice the number of scholars they provided when the program was first initiated in the country. Following the first 10 college scholars awarded in 2018, SCG wishes to recognize exemplary scholars to add to its roster of awardees.

All scholarship applicants underwent a tedious screening process aimed at selecting the most deserving recipients. Applicants are required to have a general weighted average (GWA) of 85 percent or higher and a strong drive to pursue a higher educational degree and help their families.

Each college scholar will receive P25,000 worth of educational assistance per year on top of the annual trainings, seminars and workshops aimed at developing and improving their skills.

Below is the list of students who successfully passed the screening process and will receive a scholarship through the SCG Sharing the Dream Program for 2019.

College scholars:

1. April T. Nunag – BS Education major in Fitness & PE – Bulacan State University
2. Denniel C. Benedictos – BS Electronic Engineering – Bulacan State University
3. Luzviminda Leaño – BS Legal Management – Bulacan State University
4. Joan Kay B. Coyoca – BS Accountancy – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
5. Dece Chris L. Ruiz – BS Biology – Taguig City University
6. Marianne D. Mangaring – BS Accountancy – Rizal Technological University
7. Karandeep  D. Singh – BS Civil Engineering – University of Batangas
8. Dianne M. Gabbay – BS Electrical Engineering – Batangas State University
9. Irene H. Bersano – BS Accountancy – Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sto. Tomas
10. Liezel Joy E. Talento – BS Industrial Engineering – Batangas State University Malvar

“In addition to the scholarship, we are glad to announce that the first ten (10) collage scholars, who has joined our family last year will have a chance to join the four-day ASEAN Camp in Thailand. This is a very good chance where all the 80 college scholars from the seven (7) countries where we have been conducting Sharing the Dream scholarship program will meet each other, develop their leadership, and experience SCG’s practice. They will also be introduced to their own social contribution project which will implemented in their own country afterwards,” Mr. Anuvat added.

Sharing the Dream is a regional program that has granted scholarships to students in ASEAN countries, including Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, with the aim to improve the livelihood of people in the region through the support of human development. (Press Release/Ardent Communications, Inc.)