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71 scholars of ABS-CBN's Bantay Bata program still without sponsors: officer

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ULrsqFLuC0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Seventy-one scholars of ABS-CBN&#x27;s Bantay Bata 163 are still without sponsors as opening of the new school year drew near, the program&#x27;s chief said Monday.</p><p>The program will no longer accept new applications due to limited funding as the broadcast franchise denial to ABS-CBN forced it to cease some of its business operations, Bantay Bata 163 director Jing Castañeda earlier said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/19/20/pilay-na-pilay-some-bantay-bata-163-services-to-be-discontinued">&#x27;Pilay na pilay&#x27;: Some Bantay Bata 163 services to be discontinued</a></li></ul><p>The project had extended 6,407 scholarship grants since 1998, and produced 1,273 graduates from 1999, according to Jingkie Ongan of ABS-CBN Bantay Edukasyon.</p><p>&quot;Sa lahat ng napa-graduate natin, gusto kong mag-Thank You sa kanila sa opportunity na binigay nila sa foundation. Binuksan po nila ang puso nila para makagawa tayo ng pagbabago sa buhay nila,&quot; she said.</p><p>(To all of our graduates, thank you for giving us an opportunity to change your life.)</p><p>&quot;Sana, kung anuman ang mangyari sa foundation, sana &#x27;wag silang mawalan ng pagasa, patuloy pa rin silang mangarap. Ang Bantay Bata, gagawin pa rin ang lahat ng pagtulong sa abot ng ating makakaya.&quot;</p><p>(Whatever happens to the foundation, don&#x27;t lose hope and continue to dream. Bantay Bata will continue providing assistance to the best of its ability.)</p><p>Voting 70-11, the House committee on legislative franchises on July 10 decided to reject the new franchise bid of ABS-CBN despite the company being cleared of alleged irregularities and delinquencies by relevant government agencies.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/10/20/house-committee-denies-abs-cbn-a-new-franchise">House committee denies ABS-CBN a new franchise</a></li></ul><p>Aside from affecting the livelihood of the company&#x27;s more than 11,000 workers amid a bruised economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the shutdown of ABS-CBN is also seen by various sectors as curtailment of the people&#x27;s right to information, as well as of press freedom.</p><div><em>news.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.</em></div>

<p>MANILA - Seventy-one scholars of ABS-CBN's Bantay Bata 163 are still without sponsors as opening of the new school year drew near, the program's chief said Monday.</p>

MANILA - Seventy-one scholars of ABS-CBN's Bantay Bata 163 are still without sponsors as opening of the new school year drew near, the program's chief said Monday.