On August 5, Tzu Chi Foundation in Bicol awarded scholarship certificates to 49 students from Bicol University (BU) Main Campus, Tabaco Campus, and BU College of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Bicol State College of Applied Science and Technology (BISCAST). This is the second year since Tzu Chi's Educational Assistance Program (EAP) was launched in the Bicol Region. From the previous academic year, two scholars graduated and earned their respective degrees in Social Work and Education, earnin