Legal Bases: Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11509, otherwise known as the “Doktor Para sa Bayan Act”

Scope and Coverage:

This program shall be accessible to qualified and deserving Filipino students who are willing to undertake the mandatory return service, preferably but not limited to those who are:

residing in municipality without government physicians;
residing in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) or from the top twenty percent (20%) provinces and/or municipalities as identified by the PSA, calamity-prone and conflict areas;
residing in low-income class municipalities with high poverty incidence;
belonging to the ethnic group or indigenous population/communities as certified by respective local government units and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP);
dependents of community health volunteers; and
those whose combined annual family income is less than Php450,000.00.
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A. List of Participating State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) effective Academic Year 2025-2026

Region Name of HEI
I Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU)
Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)
University of Northern Philippines (UNP)
II Cagayan State University (CSU)
Isabela State University (ISU)
III Bulacan State University (BulSU)
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST)
IV Batangas State University (BatSU)
Cavite State University (CVSU)
MIMAROPA Palawan State University (PSU)
V Bicol University (BU)
VI West Visayas State University (WVSU)
VII Bohol Island State University (BISU)
Cebu Normal University – Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC)
VIII Samar State University – Samar Island Institute of Medicine (SSU-SSI)
University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences (UPSHS)
IX Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
X University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTSP)
XI University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP)
XII Mindanao State University (MSU) – General Santos City
Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU)
University of Southern Mindanao (USM)
CARAGA Caraga State University (CSU)
BARMM Mindanao State University (MSU) Marawi
NCR University of the Philippines (UP) Manila
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B. List of Designated Partner Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs)

Region Name of HEI
NIR University of Saint La Salle (USLS) – Bacolod
CAR Saint Louis University (SLU)
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SELECTION CRITERIA

Category Weight
Category 1: Assessment 10
Category 2: Residence 40
2a: Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA), calamity-prone and conflict areas 20
2b. Certificate of Ancestral of Domain Title (CADT) Area / Indigenous Community 10
2c. Municipality Class / City 10
Category 3: Income (Annual Gross Income) 20
Category 4: Affiliation (Member of Indigenous People or Minority Group, Dependent of Community Health Volunteer, Victim of Calamities/ Insurgencies, Whose Parents are suffering from chronic disease) 10
Category 5: National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) 10
Category 6: General Weighted Average (GWA) 10
TOTAL 100
Priority shall be given to deserving applicants based on Section 7 c iii of the IRR.

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BENEFITS:

Tuition Fee
SUC Actual
Private Actual TOSF but not exceeding the maximum of Php 100,000

Subsidy and Allowances
Php 177,000

Internship
Php 148,000

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Filipino citizen residing in the Philippines
Graduating student or a graduate of an appropriate undergraduate program identified as a prerequisite for a Doctor of Medicine degree and currently enrolled in Doctor of Medicine degree, from any HEIs duly recognized by the CHED, including a direct entrant to the integrated liberal arts and medicine (INTARMED) program;
Obtained a National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) score mandated by the CHED and required by the SUC/PHEI; and
Passed the entrance examinations and complied with other related requirements for admission into a Doctor of Medicine degree in any of the following SUCs/PHEIs

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

General

Proof of Filipino citizenship such as any government-issued document showing proof of Filipino citizenship, including, but not limited to a certified true copy of Birth Certificate issued by the Local Civil Registry or Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)/ Philsys ID;
Certificate of Good Moral Character;
Additional requirements for priority groups (as applicable):
Certification of Residency issued by the barangay;
Certification as members of indigenous people or minority group/ National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) certificate;
Tax Exemption/Tax declaration (from BIR) or social case study duly signed by a registered social worker where the applicant resides;
Certification issued by the Municipal Health Office (MHO) that the applicant is a dependent of community health volunteer; and
Certification from the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) or Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that the applicant is from the calamity-prone and conflict areas.
Specific

Certification of Acceptance from SUCs/PHEIs; and
Affidavit of no existing scholarship grant.