00:00It is possible that there is a conspiracy against the existence of ghost beneficiaries in this Senior High School Voucher Program.
00:08According to an education official,
00:1012 schools are being investigated because they are listed in the program even though they are not the ones studying.
00:17Ian Cruz was caught red-handed.
00:22The Department of Education is investigating the 12 private schools
00:26because of the existence of ghost beneficiaries of the Senior High School Voucher Program in different regions of the country.
00:32It is listed that the students are beneficiaries of the government's voucher program even though they are not the ones studying there.
00:40Education Secretary Sani Angara mobilized her legal team to study and face the complaints of those involved in the scheme.
00:49A student who is not studying in a private school is being recorded there.
00:58That's how you get ghost beneficiaries.
01:01Sometimes, a student has a multiple learner reference number.
01:07So, that's what they do.
01:09They get those numbers and enroll them in GASPE.
01:15The incoming grade 11 students who finished public school will automatically receive a voucher from Php 14,000 to Php 22,000.
01:24Students from private schools can apply for the program.
01:29In the school year 2023-2024,
01:32more than Php 12,800 were discovered by the deaf and ghost beneficiaries of the Senior High School Voucher Program.
01:38That's why they did not pay Php 245 million for private schools.
01:43In the school year 2024-2025,
01:46more than Php 1,300 students were discovered by the ghost beneficiaries.
01:50That's why they did not pay Php 25 million for private schools.
01:56There are other ways of fraud that deaf and ghost beneficiaries discovered.
02:00In private schools, we saw students from private schools but from other schools.
02:06They are not listed in private schools.
02:10Every year, 1.2 million students benefit from the Senior High School Voucher Program.
02:17The budget for the program is Php 25 billion.
02:21Deaf-Ed thinks that this fraud has been going on for a long time.
02:27That's why it's possible that Deaf-Ed is involved.
02:30Anyone who can see and prove that this is being done has the right to be punished.
02:39For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz, Nakatuto, 24 Horas.
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