COMMISSION on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Patricia Licuanan on Saturday clarified that some P1.23 billion appropriated for college scholarships in 2014 was not spent because of the commission’s weak paper pushing, not “apparent lapses,” as observed by the Commission on Audit (COA).

Licuanan said that during an exit conference with the auditing body in July last year, documentation for obligation of funds from the CHED regional offices still needed updating.

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