Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
 First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Science and technology are essential for the development and advancement of 
the nation. The Constitution even provides that: “Science and technology are essential 
for national development and progress. The State shall give priority to research and 
development, invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to science and 
technology education, training, and services. It shall support indigenous, appropriate, 
and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities, and their application to the 
country’s productive systems and national life” (Article 14, Section 10). 
 One field of science that can provide benefit to the Philippines society is the 
study of nuclear science. Nuclear science and technology promote sustainable 
development through varied applications such as medicine, food preservation and 
safety, scientific research, and generation of electricity. Countries such as France, 
Russia, and the United States of America use nuclear power plants, with the USA 
using nuclear power plants to supply 19% of its total electricity. Further, one of Russia’s 
biggest economic assets is nuclear technology. According to the World Nuclear 
Association in 2016, Russia has foreign orders totaling to USD133 billion. As such, this 
representation seeks to have a law which will promote the study of nuclear science by 
providing scholarship to Filipino youth. 
The proposed law herein aims to further inspire and urge our young students 
to pursue a future in nuclear science and nuclear engineering by providing scholarship 
grants in order to fully realize the potential and harvest the benefits of nuclear science. 
Approval of the bill is earnestly sought. 
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July 1, 2022
4:51 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
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Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO 
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM  
FOR STUDIES IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Nuclear Science and 
Nuclear Engineering Scholarship Act.” 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – Science and Technology is essential for 
national development and progress. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
promote the development of the country’s science and technology by promoting and 
enhancing the capabilities required in the areas of research, development, innovation 
as well as their utilization. As such, it shall provide for scholarships, grants-in-aid, or 
other forms of incentives to deserving science students and other specially-gifted 
citizens to enable them to pursue higher education or training in areas of science and 
technology. 
Section 3. Definition of Terms. – For purposes of this Act, the term: 
a) DOST – refers to the Department of Science and Technology;
b) Nuclear engineering – refers to the application of the breakdown of atomic
nuclei and/or other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear
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physics. It includes, but is not limited to, the interaction and maintenance 
of nuclear fission systems and components, specifically, nuclear weapons, 
nuclear power plants, and/or nuclear weapons. The field may also include 
the study of nuclear fusion, medical and other applications of (generally 
ionizing) radiation, nuclear safety, heat/thermodynamics transport, nuclear 
fuel and/or other related (e.g., waste disposal) technology, nuclear 
proliferation, and the effect of radioactive waste or radioactivity in the 
environment; and 
c) Nuclear science – refers to the study of the atomic nucleus. 
 
Section 4. In General. – A National Scholarship Program for Studies in Nuclear 
Science and Nuclear Engineering shall be created and spearheaded by the 
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in coordination with such government 
agencies and institutions involved in fostering the development of nuclear science and 
nuclear engineering in the country. 
 
Section 5. Application. – An eligible undergraduate institution may receive a grant 
upon proper application to the Secretary of the DOST. The application shall include a 
cost effective proposal on how the scholarship grant shall be expended to attain the 
objective of fostering the development of nuclear science and nuclear engineering in 
the country including but not limited to proposed scholars willing and capable to 
undertake comprehensive training on nuclear science and technology as well as the 
institutions, locally or abroad, which will provide such training. 
 
Section 6. Duration. – The National Scholarship Program for Studies in Nuclear 
Science and Nuclear Engineering shall last for four years from the effectivity of this 
Act. Thereafter, the program shall be evaluated according to criteria and measures to 
be determined by the DOST. 
 
Section 7. Report. – The DOST shall transmit a progress report to Congress every 
year for the duration of the program. 
 


Section 8. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the National Treasury. 
 
Section 9. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
provisions hereof. 
 
Section 10. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
 
Section 11. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,