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Landco Pacific Corporation, known for pioneering premium landscapes for more than three decades, forges ahead with its Adopt-a-Scholar program in partnership with Batangas State University and local public high schools.
This latest initiative is part of Landco’s long-term Corporate Social Responsibility aimed at helping underprivileged youth within the vicinity of Landco BeachTowns in Calatagan and Laiya, San Juan, Batangas.
Under Landco’s Adopt-a-Scholar program, five college scholars each from Calatagan and Laiya will be selected, and provided with financial assistance for a four-year course in Hospitality at Batangas State University. The financial aid covers their daily needs for food, transportation, dormitory, school necessities and projects.
“We partnered with the local high school to select the students based on: academic performance and financial capability. We visited the houses of the candidates to meet their family members and learn more about the candidates, their dreams, and if they are serious about finishing their studies,” Landco President and CEO Erickson Y. Manzano stated.
According to Manzano, the scholars have the option after graduation to take job opportunities at Landco Beach Towns and Millennial Resorts, the hospitality arm of Landco which currently manages the unconventional accommodations: Crusoe Cabins in CaSoBe (Calatagan South Beach), Cocoons (CaSoBe and Club Laiya) and Camperisti (Club Laiya); and leisure facilities: Aquaria water park (CaSoBe) and Laiya Beach Club (Club Laiya); among other upcoming developments.
“The Adopt-a-Scholar program is close to my heart. It is inspired by my own family’s journey in life. Both my parents had humble beginnings, and they were able to finish college because someone from their families paid for their tuition and expenses,” he shared.
Manzano together with Landco Project Director and Head for Community Development Jeramie Fauni, BSU President Dr. Tirso A. Ronquillo and BSU Vice President for Development and External Affairs Atty. Noel Alberto S. Omandap signed the agreement for Landco’s scholarship program.
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