If you’re from Taguig City and you graduate with honors or are in the top 10 of your class, you will be receiving a rather generous cash gift from the city government.
A city ordinance has been passed to grant cash awards or incentives to exemplary elementary and high school graduates from the city’s public schools.
According to the Inquirer, top 10 graduates from each of the city’s public schools will be receiving a medal and monetary reward on graduation day.
High school valedictorians and salutatorians will each receive PHP30,000 and HP25,000, respectively. Each of the top 10 students from every batch of graduates will be receiving PHP10,000. At the same time, the top student from each section will be awarded PHP5,000.
For the elementary level, the class valedictorians will be given a cash reward of PHP15,000 while salutatorians will receive P12,500. The rest of the top 10 students from the batch will also receive PHP 5,000, while the outstanding students of each section will get PHP2,500.
