Angara upbeat on Congress body on S&T

Sen. Edgardo Angara is looking forward to the creation of the Congressional Commission on Math, Science, Technology and Engineering in the 14th Congress in a bid to help the country produce the likes of Albert Einstein and Abraham Graham Bell.

“Our aim is to advance these wealth-generating fields to create jobs and income, provide new prospects for entrepreneurs and investors, and enable our people to fully enjoy the benefits of technology,” said Angara during the opening of the National Science Technology Week at the Dusit Hotel in Makati City last Monday.

As keynote speaker, Angara lamented that the educational system is not designed to meet the demand for technological or scientific skills. The commission, he said, will undertake a thorough review of the science education system in both public and private schools at all levels, particularly graduate education. 

It will submit its findings and recommendations and action plans for boosting science education and engineering research and development (R&D). – Christina Mendez, Rudy A. Fernandez