The House of Representatives approved a bill that would offer scholarships to deserving students who wish to become doctors, later requiring them to serve in their hometowns for at least 4 years.
Voting 245-0-0, lawmakers approved House Bill No. 6756 or the proposed "Medical Scholarship and Return Service Program Act" on 3rd and final reading on Monday, August 10.
Once the scholars complete their degrees and earn their license as physicians, they would be required to return to their hometowns and serve in either a government hospital or public health office there for at least four years or equivalent to every scholarship year. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez, one of the primary authors of the bill, said the MSRS program is designed to help the country address the lack of doctors in rural areas during the crisis caused by the coronavirus, which has"[This is] the answer to the lack of doctors in rural areas. It will open the opportunity for poor but deserving students to pursue a degree in medicine and serve their communities in the countryside," Rodriguez said in a statement.
To qualify for the medical scholarship program, a student must be a Filipino citizen and a graduate or graduating student of a prerequisite course for a medicine degree. if the scholar accepts another scholarship from another government agency or private organization while enjoying the benefits of the MSRS program
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