PACQUIAO GIVES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO POOR KIDS
By Aquiles Z. Zonio
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 14 Feb 2015
MALAPATAN, Sarangani Province ? World eight-division boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao gave out a total of more or less P1 million educational cash assistance to poor but deserving students from seven different public schools in this town.
A total of 435 elementary and high school students received P2,000 each from Pacquiao who personally attended the affair together with his wife, Vice Governor Jinkee Pacquiao.
Pacquiao also gave P5,000 each to some college students in this town who direly need financial support in pursuing their college education.
?Malapatan town was the first to receive. This will be replicated in six other municipalities to help poor yet deserving students in those areas,? Pacquiao said.
The beneficiaries were coming from public schools in remote and destitute villages like Lun Padidu, Libi, Lun Masla, Tuyan, Daan Suyan and Kinam.
Analy Riquiapo, a graduating student at Lun Padidu Elementary School, was profuse with thanks for what she had received from Pacquiao.
?I will use the amount to settle my remaining accounts for graduation, Parents-Teachers-Community Association and National Achievement Test. This is really a big help for us,? Riquiapo said in vernacular.
Malapatan mayor Alfonso Singcoy commented ?Congressman Manny Pacquiao is so different compared with other politicians. He is not corrupt and he doesn?t rely on government funds to help his constituents. We need more like him in public service.?
Pacquiao has also been supporting the scholarship of about 2,500 students from Sarangani and General Santos City.
?I am just sharing to you God?s blessings. This is my way of glorifying and thanking God for what he has done to my life. I am a sinner but despite that, He has showered me with so much blessings,? Pacquiao said.
The boxer-lawmaker claimed he wants to prove to all and sundry that not all elected officials are corrupt.
?I?m a politician with a mission. Politics to me is a vocation. It?s more of a sacrifice than personal gain. That is why I don?t hesitate to spend my own money just to help people and I find self-fulfillment in doing this,? Pacquiao said in local dialect.
The Pinoy boxing idol believes God is just using him to help other people.
?Many politicians are enriching themselves to the detriment of public service and at the expense of the people. I thank God for giving me this rare opportunity to serve the people. As public official, we should always bear in mind the 10 Commandments. One of which says, ?Thou shall not steal,? he said.
Photo: World eight-division boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao gives out P2,000 each to 435 poor yet deserving students from public elementary and high schools in Malapatan town last Thursday. Some college students who also need financial support received P5,000 each. The funds came Pacquiao's personal pocket. Other officials present were Vice Gov. Jinkee Pacquiao, Malapatan mayor Alfonso Singcoy (4th from left), Provincial Boardmember Virgilio Tobias (5th from left) and Provincial Boardmember Elmer De Peralta (back of Manny Pacquiao).
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