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 ==[[Ilocos Norte News]]==
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-'''Youth attend fun-filled summer classes in Laoag'''
+'''DOLE, LC City Govt offer summer jobs for students'''
-*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=341335318936
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=341335406819
-*By: Carlo P. Canares
+*By: PIA
-*''April 25, 2012''
+*''Thursday, April 26, 2012''
-LAOAG CITY- Like other children, Jeaspher is on summer vacation. But more than just having a fun vacation, Jeaspher is also learning. That is because this 10-year old is into badminton. Every morning, he goes to the Laoag City Basketball Court to join 19 other kids to learn to play the sport.
+LAOAG CITY- The City Government of Laoag in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment is offering jobs for students this summer.
-Jeaspher and 19 other kids are part of the more than 2,000 youth from Laoag City and nearby towns in Ilocos Norte who are attending fun-filled summer classes as “Sama-Summer Together with MVF” begins.
+Mayor Michael V. Farinas said the city government has committed 250 summer jobs for children from poor families to help them finance their studies for the next school year.
-Now on its 8th year, the Sama-Summer is a free activity geared in developing the youth of the city through the conduct of sports clinic, art workshops, and tutorials. A brainchild of Mayor Michael V. Farinas, this activity aims to discover and polish talents in sports, arts, and enhance the academic abilities of the youth in mathematics, creative writing, and computer applications. This also keeps them away from drugs and bad habits, and from being idle.
+This summer employment is the Special Program for Students (SPES) mandated under Republic Act 7325 aimed at helping poor but deserving students pursue their education by encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacation and providing income to finance, augment or subsidize their studies.
-Hipolito Salva, City Sports and Games Regulations Officer, said the participants are enrolled either in Sports, Arts, and Academic Tutorials.
+Mylene Isabel Pascual, City Community Affairs Officer, said Mayor Farinas has always prioritized education which is why the city government keeps on increasing the number of summer jobs since it started in 1993. And for this year, it is offering 250 slots, the biggest accommodation by any local government unit in the province.
-Aside from badminton, there are those enrolled in regular sports like basketball, badminton, volleyball, football, taekwondo, chess, lawn tennis, table tennis, among others.
+Under the program, the City Government will pay 60 percent of the salaries while the DOLE will shoulder the remaining 40 percent. The minimum wage in the province is pegged at P309.90 per day.
-Others are enrolled in painting and drawing, dancing, guitar lessons, basic photography, personality development, creative writing, singing/voice lessons, and public speaking; while other participants are having daily tutorials in General Mathematics.
+The summer employment program is open to high school, college or vocational students or drop-outs, 15-25 years old, who wish to pursue education. They will be screened depending on their parents’ income which should not exceed the annual provincial poverty threshold for a family of 6 which is P101,970 per annum.
-The classes are being held in various venues throughout the city and will run for one month.
+The program will begin next month.
 ==Ilocos Norte Zip Codes==