TACLOBAN CITY- The SM Foundation extended assistance to all of its scholars in the region who were all victims of the supertyphoon Yolanda.
However, out of the 20 scholars of the foundation, one of them perished due to the typhoon, said Carmen Linda Atayde, executive director for education of the SM Foundation.
But Atayde hastened to add that the scholarship would be transferred to the victim’s brother.
She said her team visited the houses of their scholars across the region not only to hear their sad experiences due to Yolanda but especially to check on their conditions and extend assistance to them as well.
“They have plenty of (harrowing) stories imparted to us that made us all cry,” Atayde told Leyte Samar Daily Express.
The SM Foundation official said that they provided P10, 000 of assistance to all their 20 scholars in the region who were the first group to avail the scholarship program of said foundation in Eastern Visayas.
“We know that our scholars need help because they are also victims of the supertyphoon Yolanda,” Atayde said.
“(And) we are not disappointed with our scholars in the region because some of them are even dean’s lister while others have good grades,” she added. (RYAN GABRIEL LLOSA ARCENAS)
