Ten Baguio students among the 500 SM scholarship grantees

May 12, 2019 Community Billboard

SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) awarded scholarship grants to an estimated 500 incoming college students nationwide on May 8, 2019 at the MAAX Auditorium in Pasay City, simultaneous with
other SM Stores and SM Malls in various provinces.

Ten students in Baguio were recipients of the college scholarship grant and were oriented and awarded along with their parents and guardians at SM City Baguio, namely: Li Anne Estravila; Jorina Bohol; Sian Caleb Domasig; Erlyn Grace Bugaoan; Daniel Esguerra; Alvin Mendoza; Ryan Christian Morales; Raya Christine Marayag; Jaime Lee Bananal; and Cherilyn Acop. Cherilyn Acop, a recipient, hardly believes that she’s able to make it as one of the SM scholars said she is grateful for the blessing given to their family.

“We are very thankful to SM for this opportunity that we are granted,” Acop said. Of the 500 new SM college scholars, 35% are from the National Capital Region (NCR) and 65% are from the other provinces, bringing the total number of college scholars to 1,200 for school year 2019 – 2020.

This year also marks another milestone for the program as it expanded its reach to students from Bataan, Daet and Sorsogon.

The SM College Scholarship program was founded on SM patriarch Tatang Henry Sy, Sr.’s belief that education is the greatest equalizer.

He believed that if he could help send one child to school, that child can then help his or her siblings finish schooling and together, they can help uplift their family out of poverty.

From its inception in 1993, the program has produced 3,274 college scholar graduates and still continues to provide thousands of Filipino youth the chance for a better future through higher
education.

SM Foundation is the social development arm of the SM Group of Companies. Its programs are focused on providing better access to education, healthcare, food security through farmers’ training, shelter, and social inclusion.

SM PR Department/ABN

Photo by: Zaldy Comanda/ABN