Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste, author of House Bill 27, said the P1,000 monthly allowance will cover each student’s expense on food, transportation, and school supplies. He said a student must attend his or her class 80% of the time to avail of the assistance. “If we are going to limit the beneficiaries, that would pit people against each other. So for efficient implementation, this should be given to all students,” Leviste said in an interview with Super Radyo dzBB. He said the government would need to allocate P300 billion yearly to fund the proposed P1,000 monthly allowance for all students.
Source: P1,000 allowance for all students pushed in House | GMA News Online
