EBest: Eat Bulaga's Excellent Student Award is a scholarship program that provides scholarship grants to students who excel academically but whose families could not support their education.
In 2009, the show feted thirty underprivileged but deserving elementary students from all over the country as part of its thirtieth anniversary celebration and its gesture of paying back to the public who has supported the program all these years. With the help of Eat Bulaga!, the kids and their parents can be spared from daily expenses that high school education brings.
In lieu of a grand celebration with a big-budgeted show, production numbers, and lavish party, Eat Bulaga! opted for a more tangible offering.
A second batch of thirty EBest scholars are chosen again in 2013. The new batch will also receive financial help and educational assistance from the show throughout their four years in high school. In addition, the original batch are also invited back to be congratulated on their graduation from high school. However, Eat Bulaga!'s help does not end in high school as the students’ story of hope and inspiration continues. The show has pledged its new commitment to send the students to college.[53]
In 2017, the original batch of EBest scholars are invited back to Eat Bulaga! as the students graduate from college one by one. The graduates retell their stories of and reveal the academic degrees that they have completed from their universities. The hosts congratulate the graduates and provide them a final gift to be used for their future endeavors.
Eat Bulaga's Excellent Student Award 2009
Scholar | School | Origin |
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Joshua Arvin Aguayo | San Antonio Elementary School | Ilocos Sur |
Almira Bless Amorado | Zapatera Elementary School | Cebu City |
Angelbert K. Baguhin | East City Central School | Cagayan De Oro |
Ma. Myka S. Barbilla | Don Rodolfo A. Medel Sr. Elementary School | Bacolod |
Regine Benito | Don Manuel Abella Elementary School | Naga City |
Rossette Caballero | Malinta Elementary School | Valenzuela |
Jenelyn Dela Cruz | Sapa Elementary School | Pampanga |
Nikko Angelo Dela Rosa | Kalibo Pilot Elementary School | Aklan |
Cleo Dela Torre | Polo Elementary School | Zamboanga del Norte |
Melvin M. Dugan | Napindan Elementary School | Taguig |
Joshua Estrella | Salian Elementary School | Bataan |
John Lancer Fabon | F. Benitez Elementary School | Makati |
Joyce May Gilboy | Mayao Crossing Elementary School | Lucena |
Angela Wella Lacsa | Bangkal Elementary School | Bulacan |
Ara Lambon | Milagroso Elementary School | Leyte |
Isah Clarise B. Lilia | Dr. Albert Elementary School | Manila |
Jaydee Lucero | Camarin D. Elementary School | Caloocan |
Hanelyn Mae Milca | Tugbok Central Elementary School | Davao |
Sylvan Dan M. Moldes | Hulo Elementary School | Mandaluyong |
Marjorie T. Pagulayan | Parabba Elementary School | Tuguegarao |
Shaira Pateño | Langtang Elementary School | Talisay, Cebu |
Grace Angela Pocyoy | Pinsao Elementary School | Benguet |
Romar Angelo D. Ponce | P. Burgos Elementary School | Pasay |
Rica Daniella Sapigao | Torres Bugallon Elementary School | Pangasinan |
Ylor Sedol | Quirino Elementary School | Quezon City |
Hannah Rose Sibi | Amparo Elementary School | Southern Leyte |
Maribel Singian | Don Pequeño Elementary School | Iloilo |
Prince Jomari M. Soriano | Mayapyap Elementary School | Nueva Ecija |
Caroline Faith Vidan | Sta. Clara Elementary School | Batangas |
Kate Marie Viray | Platon Elementary School | Laguna |