Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson plans
to solve the country’s serious poverty problem by providing more people the
opportunity to get an education.
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| Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s Edukasyon Plus will provide free education to young people and institute a government internship program where they will receive a P5,000 monthly allowance. |
In his latest video, the presidential
aspirant, who has battled government corruption throughout his career in public
service, points out that many young people are forced to drop out of school
because of the need to help their families and because being in school is proving to be a heavy financial burden. Thus,
they remain mired in poverty because without a good education their prospects
are limited so they often have to settle for jobs that do not pay much.
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| Lacson to launch “Edukasyon Plus” program to help students focus on their studies |
He will launch an innovative
Edukasyon Plus program if elected President that will provide free education
and institute a government internship program. Each family will receive a
P5,000 monthly allowance during their family members’ internship. Lacson believes
that this arrangement will allow students to focus on their studies as they
will not be under pressure to help their families.
“Even if education is free, young
people cannot finish their studies because they have to help their families. If
this vicious cycle continues, when will they be able to lift themselves from a
life of poverty?” he says.
Studies show that among member
countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the
Philippines have the highest school dropout rate.
Lacson is convinced that education
is the only way to give people the chance of a better future and to improve the
lives of Filipinos, many, if not most, of whom still live below the poverty
line. People remain mired in poverty, unable to get better-paying jobs, for
lack of education, he stresses.
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| Lacson believes that the key to solving our country’s poverty problem is education. |
With Edukasyon Plus, young people
can avail of free education and participate in a government internship program
that will pay their families a monthly allowance. “They won’t have to choose
anymore between education and work to help their families,” Lacson says. He
believes the program will help many people leave behind lives of poverty.
“Edukasyon Plus is the real
solution to the problem of poverty,” Lacson adds.
Lacson and his running mate,
Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto, are running on the slogan “Aayusin ang gobierno, aayusin ang buhay mo.” (They will fix the
government and put your life in order.)
For more info on Ping
Lacson, follow https://www.facebook.com/PingLacsonOfficial.
