Inaprubahan ng Kamara de Representantes ang pagpapalawak ng saklaw at operasyon ng Philippine Science High School (PSHS) sa bansa.
“Through this bill, we aim to expand the number of PSHS campuses per region, making world-class education even more accessible to more deserving Filipino students across the country,” sabi ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Sa ilalim ng House Bill (HB) No. 9726 o ang “Expanded Philippine Science High School System Act” ay maglalagay ng tig-dalawang campus ng PSHS sa bawat rehiyon ng bansa.
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Layunin ng panukalang batas na palakasin ang PSHS bilang nangungunang paaralang pang-sekondarya sa larangan ng Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
“Our Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) campuses offer secondary courses with special emphasis on STEM students with high aptitude or who are gifted in science and mathematics on a free scholarship basis,” sabi giit ni Romualdez.
“The bill will not just improve the management of PSHS but also accommodate more government scholars, and increase the access to quality, free and globally competitive education for the country’s science, technology and innovation manpower,” ayon kay Speaker Romualdez, ang pinuno ng Kamara na may mahigit 300-miyembro.