14 Paglaum Scholars to Visit Korea for a 7-Day Study Tour
The Cebu Provincial Government will be sending 14 Paglaum scholars to Korea next year for a week-long study tour, announced Vice Gov. Agnes A. Magpale during a Paglaum Scholarship Leadership Summit at the Rafi Kool Adventure Camp in Barangay Cansomoroy, Balamban, Cebu on Thursday, Sept. 27.
The selection of scholars who will join the tour will be made through a raffle draw.
Magpale said that the 14 selected scholars will have the chance to tour different places in South Korea, courtesy of the Provincial Women’s Commission (PWC), which is being chaired by Gov. Hilario P. Davide III and Magpale as the co-chairperson.
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Last Thursday’s summit was attended by 46 Paglaum scholars who came from the town of Minglanilla, and the Cities of Naga and Talisay in Cebu’s first district.
Magpale said that the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) will shoulder the scholars’ accommodations through the Students Visitors Program of Gangwon Province, Korea, while the Capitol will shoulder the scholars roundtrip airfare, which is at least P15,000 for each scholar.
EATOF, is a 12-member provinces of which Cebu Province is a member, was founded in Gangwon Province in Korea in the year 2000.
“Beginning pa lang ni. Daghan pa mi plano para ninyo (This is just the beginning. We have lots of plans for you),” the vice governor said in her message to the scholars, who encouraged them to do well in their studies.
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The PWC has been holding a series of leadership training to all its 1,373 scholars. It is being done by batch.
The first training was held last Sept. 13.
Educating the youth is listed number three in the Six-Key Development Agenda of the administration of Davide and Magpale, under their mantra, “Kalambuan sa Matag Sugbuanon.”
The other development agenda are health and social services; countryside development; environment protection and disaster management; infrastructure, tourism and investment promotion; and law and order. (CEBU PROVINCIAL GOV’T)
