In Pasig, you can receive P30,000 if you graduate summa cum laude

Pasig City awarded cash incentives to students who graduated with Latin honors.

Mayor Vico Sotto posted about this on his Facebook page.

The young city boss wrote, “11 graduates received their incentives this morning. (Our scholars who haven’t received it yet may still send their requirements to the Scholarship Office)”

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Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto’s Facebook Page

In Pasig City, students who graduated with Latin honors can receive cash incentives as follows:

  • Summa cum laudes – PhP 30,000
  • Magna cum laude – PhP 25,000
  • Cum laude – PhP 20,000

“We also reminded them that as the city and its taxpayers have helped them get through college, they should also find ways to give back to the city… whether it is through their time, volunteer work, or even helping other students when they become financially capable,” Sotto added.

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