Mangaldan Mayor Crows Multi-Million Pesos Aid to Education

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN – The mayor of one of the richest towns in Region -1 trumpeted her administration multi-million pesos projects she funneled to the educational welfare of the students here.

In one of the highlights of Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno’s State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) held recently at the public plaza, she cited the tens of millions of pesos her administration allocated to the construction of a swimming pool, a multi-purpose building, aid to the public school teachers, their schools, and the students.

SOMA - Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe D. Parayno speaks before the countless numbers of her constituents during the State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) on the tens of millions of pesos projects her administration allocated for them. Mangaldan under the helm of Parayno saw the burgeoning town winning for three successive years the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) from the national government.

“Patuloy ang pagsuporta natin sa mga programang nakapaloob sa Special Education Fund (SEF) na umaabot na ng P6 million kada taon. Ilan sa mga pinondohan ng ating Local School Board Fund sa taong 2018 ay ang planong pagpapatayo ng swimming pool sa ating MYDC na aabot sa halagang P15 million na mula sa mga unexpended balances/savings ng Local School Board Fund from 2014 up to 2017. Ito po ay ipapagawa sa first floor ng ating MYDC at ang second floor nito ay fully air-conditioned multi-purpose court,” the mayor stressed in Tagalog in the 41 pages SOMA Department Head Helen Abalos-Aquino furnished to this paper. 

The mayor mentioned also the 180 scholars from Grade 7 to Grade 12 who were beneficiaries of the P1.6 million appropriation.

Parayno moreover cited  the multi-million pesos she interceded for the Brigada Eskuela, Local School Board’s teachers, financial assistance on sports, school maintenance, and other related school activities.

“At siyempre, hindi natin pinabayaan ang Brigada Eskuela na kung saan, tayo po ay nakipagbayanihan sa iba’t ibang paaralan para matulungan sila bago magpasukan. Sa kasalukuyan, umabot na sa higit P500,000.00 ang naibigay na honoraria ng mga LSB Teachers sa taong 2018. Ang financial assistance naman para sa sports and other related school activities ay umabot na sa mahigit P50,000.00 na ibinigay sa ibat’ –ibang paaralan dito sa ating bayan”.

Parayno added that another P100,000.00 was given by her administration for the maintenance and other expenses of the 27 public schools here.

The Local Government Code of the Philippines mandates that 1% of the millions of pesos real property tax (RPT) will accrue to the Special Education Fund (SEF) and shall be automatically released to the local school boards, and others.

The local school board is chaired by the mayor and co-chaired by the local school district supervisor.