Schools found to have “ghosts” or nonexistent students as recipients of the senior high school (SHS) voucher program face sanctions, a high-ranking official of the Department of Education (DepEd) warned on Saturday.

“If found, through the PEAC [Private Education Assistance Committee], that some schools are doing this, we will cancel their permit. In fact, we will penalize them. We can suspend or terminate them or at the same time file a case,” Mateo told The Manila Times in an interview.

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