Daza flags CHED’s alleged misuse of P10b

By Macon Ramos-Araneta

NORTHERN Samar Rep. has fl agged the alleged misuse of P10-billion of scholarship fund by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

But CHED chairman Prospero De Vera denied Daza’s allegations.

Speaking to ANC on Friday, Daza said the fund which was part of the Higher Education Development Fund, could have helped hundreds of thousands of university and college students yearly.

“In our last committee hearing, it came out that essentially CHED has not utilized as of 2021 report P10 billion,” Daza said.

The HEDF, which comes from travel taxes and shares from the Philippine