Gabay Guro through Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, Inc. (MPIF), the corporate social responsibility arm of leading Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), recently committed to support 50 deserving high school students under the Department of Education (DepEd) Rizal’s Direct Financial Assistance Program.
Gabay Guro is an education advocacy for teachers and students, in support of DepEd.
The Alay sa Batang Rizal scholarship program was founded in honor of Benito Pangilinan, former DepEd Director of Public Schools and grandfather of MPIC Chairman, President, & CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan.
It is funded by the Gabay Guro program and the Pangilinan family, and will focus on mentoring for college-entry level readiness of the students.
The qualified Grade 12 learners, referred to as the “grantees”, are students from Laiban Integrated School, Sto. Niño Integrated School, Rizal Sports Academy, Talim Point National High School, Janosa National High School, and Daraetan National High School.