SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

A measure which seeks to grant scholarships for public school teachers and their children has been filed at the House of Representatives. House Bill 3035 or the proposed “Scholarship Grants to Public School Teachers and their Children Act of 2013″ was filed by former President and now Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her son Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo. Under the bill, public school teachers who have been in active service for at least two consecutive years will be eligible to avail the scholarship grants for any post graduate course. Public school teachers’ children are also covered by the bill. The grant, according to the bill, will be applicable to all public schools and state universities. “Given that education is an essential component in improving the lives of our student populace and in stimulating the economic growth of the nation, it is vital that investments in human resource, through scholarship grants, be prioritized for our teachers and their children,” Arroyo said in a statement issued Thursday.