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A picture of public high school graduates taken from newsinfo.inquirer.net via google. Only months since I posted about a bill which was dubbed as the "Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014", the proposed measure was enacted into law. It is now called as Republic Act Number 10648. Basically, this act shall provide scholarship grants to top graduates of all public high schools in State Universities and Colleges. This act covers all public high school students belonging to the top ten (10) of the graduating class who enroll in SUCs as freshmen.  Top 15 Universities of the Philippines in 2011.  Taken from betterphils.blogspot.com through google. A public high school with more than five hundred (500) graduates shall be entitled to one (1) additional scholarship slot in SUCs for every five hundred (500) graduates. The additional slots shall be given to graduates whose ranks immediately follow the top ten (10) students and who will enroll in SUCs after meeting the admission requirem...

This is a good news.  The Senate approves ISKOLAR NG BAYAN ACT OF 2014.  If enacted into law, it would grant of scholarship to the State Universities and Colleges (SUC) of choice of the top 10 high school students of their graduating class. This image was taken from google.com Despite its name, it is still a proposed measure.  This measure was authored by Senate Majority Leader Allan Peter Cayetano alongside with his sister Senator Pia Cayetano.  This measure is dubbed as the "Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014" or Senate Bill No. 2275. Accordingly, the scholar would be entitled to automatic admission in the SUCs of his choice within his province. In the event that the scholars could be accommodated in the course and school of their choice within their respective provinces, it is now the responsibility of the Commission on Higher Education to look for other SUCs outside of the provinces that can accommodate the scholar. The BILL also takes into consi...