Mommy Manila

Scholarship gives opportunity for many of us who wants to pursue college education. Way back in college, I remember having difficulty to afford my college tuition fee, I was glad that I was able to pass a scholarship grant in my school. This became a challenge for me to focus in my studies. Recently, SM Foundation celebrated another milestone under its education program as it produced 225 graduates from its 20th batch of scholars since its college scholarship program started in 1993. One of them is Medjugorje Uy, 19 years old, who grew up in a loving environment despite living in a shack on the edge of a construction dump site. As the daughter of a single parent, she and her mother supported themselves through various odd jobs. All the while, she worried if she would be able to continue her studies after graduating high school. But her worries faded when good news came from a phone call informing her that she was accepted into the SM Foundation College Scholarship Program....