MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) saved more than P50 million in taxpayer money when it stopped the release of vouchers meant for senior high school students (SHS) in 12 private schools that were found to be nonexistent.
The “potential defraudment,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara revealed, amounted to P52,571,500 for the SHS voucher program and covered the school year 2023-2024 during the tenure of Vice President Sara Duterte as DepEd chief.
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