Manila, Jan. 12 -- The United States Embassy in the Philippines has announced the launch of three new cohorts of the English Access Program Scholarship in Davao City, Bohol, and Bataan, benefiting a total of 150 high-achieving Filipino public school students aged 13 to 15.

The embassy, in a news release on Monday, said the program is being implemented in partnership with its Regional English Language Office, the Department of Education (DepEd), and public schools in the three locations. Students and teachers were selected through a competitive, merit-based process.

Funded by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the English Access Program is a two-year, intensive after-school initiative designed to str...