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A group of Filipino scientists said government support for science and technology remained wanting, and sought a comprehensive plan to strengthen the scientific community and its workers.According to its data presented in a forum on Thursday, the Advocates of Science and Technology for the People said the country's science and technology sector is critically underfunded and underperforming, falling far behind ASEAN and global standards.
5% increase in the number of overseas Filipino S&T professionals.From 1990 to 2015, 3.7 million Filipinos earned science-related bachelor’s degrees, but only 19.6% worked in S&T jobs. A total of 80.4% ended up in unrelated fields or migrated abroad."Despite this, the Balik-Scientist Program has failed to bring talent back at scale — averaging only 30 returnees per year, far below its 700 returnee annual target," the group said.
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