Manila, Sept. 22 -- Government will be funding the studies of 44,475 science scholars next year -- including 1,927 in PhD and 4,264 in Masters' programs -- as part of the "national talent pool the country needs to win the future," Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Sunday.
The 2020 cost of the tuition fees, books, travel, living and other allowances of these scholars, including the operations of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) and the Science Education Institute (SEI), is PHP7.4 billion, which Recto said "is not an expense but an investment with high returns to society."
The amount is lodged with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), which administers the "menu of scholarships", and accounts for more tha...