Quote Originally Posted by Yatta View Post
AFAIK its not in the contract that they work for the government. Whats in the contract though is that they pursue a STEM college course/career. Though some never do. I remember there was a bit of hubbub a few years ago when DOST, DepEd and PSHS threatened to collect on those who never honored the contract to pursue a STEM course. I also think they are not allowed to leave the country without a clearance from DOST, DFA and BI like other DOST scholars.

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Yep, no mandatory government service but you have to pursue a degree in the sciences or engineering. However, they have no follow-up efforts to check if the student did finish the initial course they applied in college. A lot of Pisay grads enroll in science courses but opted to shift to non-science courses they are inclined to.

Yes, there was a fiasco of sorts before that has Pisay sent names of graduates to immigration but PSHS had to retract that move. PSHS policies are not similar to the policies enforced by the DOST scholarship for college students. DOST college scholars are mandated to stay an equal amount of years in the country for each year they spent in college. DOST college scholars are not required to do render mandatory government service.