Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receive their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receiving their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Valenzuela City Government formally mints its 18th batch of Dr. Pio Valenzuela scholars with 150 underprivileged but bright incoming college freshmen receive their scholarship grants at the city hall, April 5, 2013.

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela president and Dr. Pio Valenzuela Scholarship program head Dr. Nedeña Toralba assists a parent with her son's papers.

Former Dr. Pio Valenzuela Scholarship grantee Engr. Eugene Lotivio of Brgy. Lingunan encourages the batch 18 grantees 150 to do good and give back to the city. He earned his BS Electrical Engineering degree from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela.

A graduating student of Valenzuela City Science High School and an incoming PLV freshman delivers a response to the challenge in behalf of Batch 18.