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Philippine Congress ratifies national merit scholarship act for top students

Original: Congress cleared a national merit scholarship for top Filipino students. The President’s signature is next Congress just

Congress has ratified the Presidential Merit Scholarship Programs Act, a priority bill that would create a national merit scholarship for the top 1% of Grade 11 students in the Philippines. The measure now awaits the President's signature to become law, securing government funding and support for the country's highest-achieving students.

Why now: The bill just cleared Congress and its enactment into law would mark a major new education policy for top Filipino students.

Philippine CongressPresidential Merit Scholarship Programs ActLEDACPresident of the Philippines

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• Congress cleared a national merit scholarship for top Filipino students. The President’s signature is next Congress just ratified the Presidential Merit Scholarship Programs Act, a LEDAC priority that would lock a national merit scholarship into law for the top 1% of Grade 11… · astigdotph

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