CHED chided for not screening scholars

STATE auditors chided the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for granting P112 million to scholars without demanding “adequate documentation.” The funds came from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

The Commission on Audit (COA) said CHED made the aid program highly questionable because “no strong mechanism was in place to ensure that the grantees were indeed qualified.”