BRIDGING Gaps in Higher Education through Tertiary Scholarships (Brights), an SN Aboitiz Power’s (SNAP) scholarship program, recently celebrated the graduation of another batch of scholars for the academic year 2023-2024.
SNAP said there are 11 graduates, five of whom received Latin honors and two received honorable mentions and whose commencement ceremonies took place at their respective schools in SNAP host communities in Ifugao, Isabela and Benguet provinces throughout July and August this year.
“We are immensely proud of our scholars and their achievements. We believe they are tomorrow’s innovators and change-makers; through them, we hope to realize our vision of a better and sustainable Philippines in the future,” said Joseph Yu, SNAP president and chief executive officer.
Among the lauded scholars is Jezryll Hulog, who graduated cum laude from Benguet State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education.
In a message to SNAP, Hulog shared that being part of the Brights program “has instilled [in her] a profound sense of responsibility and gratitude.”
“Your (SNAP) commitment to nurturing young minds has equipped me with not only academic knowledge but also the determination to contribute positively to society,” she said.
Jennifer Asistido, one of the SNAP-Magat scholars, will be receiving her degree in Management Accounting this August.
Expressing thanks for being chosen as a SNAP scholar, Asistio said “those yeses during the deliberation truly changed my life’s trajectory.”
“A big thank-you to SNAP and everyone involved in the program. You’re making a real difference in people’s lives. I hope to one day be in a position to help others achieve their dreams, just as SNAP has helped me,” she added.
SNAP also held congratulatory luncheons throughout July this year in Magat and Benguet with the scholars and their families to celebrate this milestone while consequently doing another round of screening for new scholars.
It said there are now 12 more scholars who have been accepted to the program for the upcoming school year which totals 115 scholars supported overall since the Brights program’s inception in 2018.
Yu said three former Brights scholars are currently employed in SNAP with Jasmin Montes joining SNAP-Benguet as a corporate social responsibility assistant in 2023 and is now part of this year’s scholarship program screening panel.
“I started building my future with SNAP, and to this day I continue to build it with them. Now I’m also helping others build their future and, in turn, the future of the communities they serve,” Montes said. LCD