LIBAGON, Southern Leyte (PIA) -- The local government unit here has released funds for educational assistance to 40 students, all residents in this town, who are differently-abled.

“This assistance is to help, support and appreciate parents/guardians in sending their children to school despite their disability,” the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office (MSWDO) said in its facebook post.

The amount of financial assistance varied depending on the needs of the students, the post added.

Daycare pupils received P800 each, while elementary grades enrolled in Libagon town got P1,000, and those enrolled outside the town, such as those in SPED Sogod or Maasin, had P2,000.

High school students in Libagon got P1,600, and those enrolled outside, P2,000.

The municipal aid was coursed through Valentin Escabillas, MSWD officer, and Ruperto Escamis, head of the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO).

Libagon Mayor Sabina Ranque and Beth Saldivar, municipal councilor, were mentioned by the post as instrumental for the issuance of the special students’ assistance.  (LDL/MMP/PIA-8/Southern Leyte)