CHED urged to probe ‘degree for sale’ scheme in Cagayan

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'We need to ensure that this is not a smokescreen for more questionable Chinese citizens to enter the country, such as workers in illegal POGO operations,' says Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva

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MANILA, Philippines – Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva on Thursday, April 18, urged the Commission on Higher Education to probe a”degree for sale” scheme in Cagayan province, where Chinese students allegedly paid up to P2 million to get a degree. He said that while he supported the internationalization of education in the country, Gatchalian opposed any practice “allowing the proliferation of diploma mills in our country.”

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