By Dominic B. dela Cruz Staff Reporter Batac City —The city government here has 411 scholars for the coming school year 2014-15. The scholars are broken down as 129 college students and 282 secondary learners. Batac mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta said the total number of scholars is proof that the city government is throwing its support to students who want to study but could not afford the expenses. The city’s college scholars are further broken down as 19 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 35 juniors, 46 seniors and 3 5 th year college students. Secondary learners on the other hand are specifically listed as 86 in grade 7, 72 in grade 8, 55 in grade 9, and 69 4 th year students. High school scholars, according to Batac vice mayor Ronald Allan M. Nalupta, have already received P5,000 each for the whole school year from the city government. As for the college scholars, the city government is still waiting for their respective assessment forms for the city accounti
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