President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has launched the Bagong Pilipinas Merit-Based Scholarship Program (BPMSP), fulfilling his pledge to provide college scholarships for top senior high school graduates who will train in high-priority, talent-shortage sectors.
In a message delivered by Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in Laoag City, Marcos Jr. said the program ensures inclusive access to degree and technical-vocational education aligned with the country’s most urgent needs.
Under BPMSP, the top five graduates of every senior high school nationwide and qualified TESDA National Certificate holders may pursue undergraduate or technical or vocational education training diploma programs in high-performing institutions. The program targets 20,000 scholars for School Year 2026-2027.
The scholarship is part of the PBBM-GABAY ng Bayan programs of CHED, DepEd, and TESDA.
The President also highlighted Project Patuloy na Edukasyon, Patuloy na Pag-Ahon, a nationwide caravan informing 4Ps senior high graduates about government education aid, targeting about 490,000 students eligible for the Tertiary Education Subsidy.
He likewise praised CHED-TANAW, a new higher education data platform, and congratulated over 700 public school teachers promoted under DepEd’s Expanded Career Progression System, stressing that education reforms are impossible without teachers.IMT
