4,529 third year college students passed the 2017 Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) examination which was administered last November 19 nationwide as announced by the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) on December 31, 2017.
The JLSS is a scholarship program under the Republic Act No. 7687 or the “S&T Scholarship Act of 1994,” R.A. No. 10612 or the “Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act of 2013,” and the R.A. No. 2067 or the Merit Scholarship Program.” There were a total of 6,049 third year college students who are enrolled in various S&T courses that took the examination for the said program. Qualifiers to the program will enjoy two to three years of scholarship benefits, which include tuition subsidy, monthly stipend, book allowance, and others. Passers of the Merit Scholarship will likewise receive the same benefits except for the pro-rated monthly stipend that is based on the scholar’s socio-economic status.
The following students are the qualifiers from Biliran Province:
- CABILIN,THEA NOREEN BELORIA -BS AGRICULTURE
- CERELLES,LENY DACALLOS-BS COMPUTER ENGINEERING
- DIMAKILING,ROGELIO JR DIOMANGAY-BS COMPUTER ENGINEERING
- PEÑARANDA, EUNEL OCHEA-BS COMPUTER ENGINEERING
- ARANZADO, GLENDA QUERUBIN-BS COMPUTER SCIENCE
- CABALQUINTO, JONATHAN NARRIDO-BS COMPUTER SCIENCE
- FLORENDO, JIRAHLEY EBINA-BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- PAGATPAT, MARK GIO PIAD-BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- ROLDAN, ACE SAMONG-BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- CAPUYAN, NOEL PALCONET-BSE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- CASTILLO,JOY UMPAD-BSE MATHEMATICS
- ORBENA, TONETTE GRACE MABUTIN-BSE MATHEMATICS