AABOT sa 720 na nag-aasam maging teacher ang makikinabang sa scholarship program na inendorso ni Education Secretary and Teacher Education Council (TEC) Chairperson Sonny Angara.

Pumirma kamakailan sina Angara at mga opisyal ng TEC sa memorandum of agreement (MOA) para sa Commission on Higher Education-Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST).

Sa ilalim ng programa, naglaan ng P103.32 milyon na financial assistance sa mga estudyanteng gustong maging guro.

“President Bongbong Marcos has repeatedly emphasized that education is the foundation of national development. This scholarship program turns that vision into action by investing in the people who will shape the next generation of Filipinos,” ayon kay Angara.

“A scholarship for a future teacher is one of the highest-return investments a country can make.

One teacher can influence hundreds of learners throughout a career. The impact multiplies across generations,” dagdag ng DepEd chief.

Ayon kay Angara, maraming nangangarap maging guro ang hindi maabot ang pangarap dahil sa gastos sa pag-aaral kaya ang programang ito ang kasagutan sa problema.

Naka-focus ang programa sa tatlong specializations: Early Childhood Education, Values Education at Special Needs Education.

“Every engineer, doctor, entrepreneur, scientist, artist and public servant begins as a learner guided by a teacher. When we invest in future educators, we invest in the success of every Filipino child and in the future of the nation itself,” sabi ng kalihim.