‘P7 billion senior high vouchers went to non-poor’

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Aside from around 19,000 “ghosts” or undocumented students receiving government assistance, more than P7 billion was spent on non-poor beneficiaries of the senior high school voucher program (SHS-VP), according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.

MANILA, Philippines — Aside from around 19,000 “ghosts” or undocumented students receiving government assistance, more than P7 billion was spent on non-poor beneficiaries of the senior high school voucher program , according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.

The Senate panel earlier discovered that private schools have been accepting financial assistance from the government but could not prove the existence of almost 19,000 undocumented students who are supposed to benefit from the funds. For SY 2019-2020, P7.30 billion or 39 percent of the P18.76 billion allocation for the SHS-VP went to non-poor learners.

 

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