Students in the Philippines are putting government scholarship grants toward their thesis requirements and on-the-job training placements, according to reporting by the Philippine Information Agency published on October 21, 2026.
The agency's coverage highlights the Presidential Scholarship Program, which it says is delivering education aid to students in Pangasinan. It also reports that presidential scholars in Dipolog City have expressed gratitude for the same program.
In separate community-level reports, the agency said five graduating students in Barangay Bantay will each receive ₱20,000 grants, and that five students from a barangay in Isabela have received PBBM scholarship grants.
The reports, taken together, describe a program reaching students at both provincial and barangay levels. The available material does not specify how individual recipients divide their grants between thesis expenses and training deployment, nor does it give totals for the number of beneficiaries nationwide.
What the agency's reporting does make clear is that the grants are being discussed in connection with the final stages of study — thesis work and workplace training — rather than only tuition.
Readers following the program should watch for further Philippine Information Agency updates on disbursement schedules and on whether additional barangays announce their own grant recipients.