Junalyn Palco, 22 years old, ESGP-PA scholar who just graduated at Visayas State University in Baybay, with the degree of Bachelor in Science in Agribusiness shares her story of how the said scholarship program has saved her dream.

“Pangarap ko talagang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral dahil naniniwala akong magiging paulit-ulit lang ang kahirapan kung walang miyembro ng pamilya ang magsisikap na makatapos ng pagaaral para umangat sa buhay at magkaroon ng desenteng trabaho (It is really my dream to finish my studies because I believe that poverty will just be a repeated circumstance if nobody in the family will strive to graduate, so as to uplift their family living and have a decent job),” she said.

However, she almost stopped schooling by the time she reached her 2^nd year since her family cannot afford it already.

“Pero salamat sa Diyos at naging grantee ako ng ESGP-PA kaya nabuhayan po ako ng loob at nagpatuloy na mag-aral. Ang laki ng pagbabago na binigay nila sa akin at binigyan nila ako ng pag-asang matupad ang aking pangarap (But thanks to God I became an ESGP-PA grantee, that is why my spirit has been restored and I continued to study. They created a huge change in me and they gave me hope to realize my dream),” Junalyn expressed her gratitude while almost bursting into tears. She then encouraged her fellow scholars to study hard and not waste the great opportunity that were given to them by the government, they may experience difficulties along the way but they should never give up; and the parents to continue to support their children.

“Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat sa suporta at pag-gabay. Dahil sa inyo, kaya kong maging kapakipakinabang sa lipunan (Thank you very much for all the support and guidance. Because of you, I can be valuable to the society),” she added.