PAMANTAYAN PARA MAGING ISKOLAR NG BAYAN SA KOLEHIYO

Dear Chief Acosta, May batas ba na maaaring makapagbigay ng libreng pangkolehiyong edukasyon para sa mga nakapagtapos na estudyante mula sa pampublikong eskwelahan na kasali sa Top 10? Malaki kasing tulong ito para sa anak ko na kasali sa Top 10 noong nagtapos siya ng high school sa isang pampublikong eskwelahan. Salamat sa inyo.-Cappy

- NI DR. PERSIDA V. RUEDA-ACOSTA Chief Public Attorney

Dear Cappy,

Matatagpuan ang kasagutan sa iyong katanungan sa Seksyon 3 ng Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10648, o kilala sa tawag na "Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014," kung saan nakasaad na:

"Section 3. Coverage. - The academic scholarships provided under the 'Iskolar ng Bayan Program', hereinafter referred to as the Program, shall cover all public high school students belonging to the top ten (10) of the graduating class, based on the guidelines and criteria set by the Department of Education (DepED), who will enroll in SUCs as freshmen: Provided, That they meet the admission requirements of the SUCs where they intend to enroll in.

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 requirements for freshmen."