THE Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution commending the recipients of the relaunched University of the Philippines President Edgardo J. Angara Fellowship awards.

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva sponsored Senate Resolution No. 812 giving recognition and commending the PEJA awardees.

“I am already hopeful and looking forward to what our esteemed fellows will find out in their respective research studies, as well as their recommendations to bring the Philippine education sector to new height,” Villanueva said.

The UP PEJA Fellowship Award is given to members of the academe, researchers and scholars in the Philippines or abroad who have distinguished themselves in policy research and have shown leadership potential, experience and commitment to service and the improvement of the education sector.

It was established on September 29, 2008 by the UP Board of Regents to promote high-level policy discussions and research on topics that address national development goals and initiatives, including fiscal budget and financial studies, politics, public administration, good governance, employment policy and job creation.

It was relaunched this year to support the mandate of the Second Congressional Commission on Education to study and review the education sector and provide recommendations on reforms that need to be implemented to further improve the quality of education in the country.

“EDCOM I is the brainchild of Angara and this partnership between UP and EDCOM II to award the PEJA Fellowship to distinguished policy researchers will ensure that his legacy lives on in the improvement of the Philippine education sector,” Villanueva said.