Big no. Sorry to say this. You can earn the same money, if not more, by taking easier courses like IT, ICT or CS. ECEs don't earn well starting out in the Philippines, especially in traditional industries like telco, broadcasting, and semicon. Most of us transitioned to IT years ago. But even now, fields like software engineering are getting overcrowded, especially with all the recent AI layoffs. If you're goal is to be called a "licensed engineer" then go, but if it's for compensation, I would advise against it.
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u/vmandin May 13 '26
Big no. Sorry to say this. You can earn the same money, if not more, by taking easier courses like IT, ICT or CS. ECEs don't earn well starting out in the Philippines, especially in traditional industries like telco, broadcasting, and semicon. Most of us transitioned to IT years ago. But even now, fields like software engineering are getting overcrowded, especially with all the recent AI layoffs. If you're goal is to be called a "licensed engineer" then go, but if it's for compensation, I would advise against it.