Thus said House leadership spokesperson Charles Reyes Jr. to a Northern Marianas College student who called Speaker and Gov.-elect Benigno R. Fitial\u2019s office to express concern about her scholarship money.<\/p>\n
The student, according to Reyes, was concerned about not having the scholarship money in time for the payment of her tuition and other educational expenses.<\/p>\n
Registration for the Spring 2006 semester will start today, Jan. 4, and will run through Jan. 14.<\/p>\n
The CNMI Scholarship Office reportedly does not have an administrator at present. Meliza Guajardo, the former administrator, has reportedly vacated her post.<\/p>\n
The Saipan Tribune tried but failed to confirm if an acting administrator has been designated for the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The student] is very concerned. I\u2019m really sorry because the governor-elect has to be sworn-in to do anything. He cannot go directly to an agency because it is not within his jurisdiction,\u201d Reyes said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still Babauta\u2019s show until Monday. Whatever problems may come [concerning the Executive Branch], we are not in the position to do anything,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Besides Guajardo, the Scholarship Office had only three staff members, including two administrative assistants and a liaison officer designated by the Governor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
The Scholarship Office is controlled by the six-member Scholarship Advisory Board, headed by chairwoman Margarita Diaz-Tudela and vice chairwoman Catherine Sablan. The board members are Rufina Miles, Antonio Santos, Aniceto Mundo, and Sabina San Nicolas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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