The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently announced the agency will be allocating funds for scholarship programs in Negros Occidental, as part of the plan by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to reduce poverty.

Available scholarships include training for work, private education assistance, and the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP).

There are currently over 4,000 TESDA scholarship beneficiaries in Bacolod City./WDJ