SEN. Ana Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to investigate the alleged existence of "ghost scholars" under the government's free college tuition program.

The senator said she got wind of the alleged anomaly under the CHEd's scholarship program which is mandated by Republic Act (RA) 10931 or the "Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act," after her office received complaints from students.

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