ZAMBALES 2nd District Rep. Doris Maniquiz filed a measure that seeks to provide free graduate education to government employees in state-owned colleges and universities.

Maniquiz said that through House Bill 8159, civil servants will be better educated professionals and improve government service.

Under the measure, qualified government employees in career or non-career positions can take a two year master’s program in SUCs for free.

However, employees who were already granted government-sponsored graduate scholarships, students who fail to comply with the admission and retention requirements of the SUC, and those who fail to complete their master’s degree within a year after the period prescribed in their graduate education program cannot join the program.

“The national government has been pushing for quality education from pre-school to tertiary levels, and we have to take this further with my proposal in order to maximize results,” Maniquiz said.

“I believe it is very important to complement and strengthen state programs to develop human resources and improve government bureaucracy,” she added.