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00:00It is possible for the PNP or NBI to investigate the ghost beneficiaries under the Senior High School Voucher Program.
00:08That is not the case with DEPED.
00:10Watch Ian Crew.
00:16The Department of Education or DEPED has already studied the services of the law enforcement agencies of the country,
00:22such as the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation,
00:26in investigating the ghost beneficiaries under the Senior High School Voucher Program.
00:31According to the Secretary of Education, Sani Angara,
00:33their investigation into the so-called issue is not limited to the removal of private schools from the program.
00:41That is what we are considering, especially to...
00:45We are talking about not only the removal from the system of vouchers,
00:52but also to chase them away if there is a case against them.
01:00DEPED discovered that the names and reference numbers of senior high school students
01:06were used by 12 private schools in different parts of the country
01:10to collect the benefits of the voucher program.
01:14In 1,300 ghost beneficiaries,
01:17DEPED discovered in the current school year that the voucher is worth more than P25 million.
01:25DEPED did not mention when the fraudulent scheme in the voucher program started.
01:30Sani Angara did not remove the voucher program of the Senior High School
01:34which only gave financial assistance to 1.28 million students in 2024.
01:41This is a huge help.
01:42Maybe a million people are affected by this.
01:45So, it is important to get what is really needed.
01:49DEPED will participate in the Senate Inquiry Plan to investigate the fraud in the voucher program.
01:56We filed a bill to tighten the requirements in the voucher system.
02:01For example, the quality of the school should be checked.
02:04Because now, even if it is a broken school,
02:07they can still enter and get a voucher.
02:09Even if their students did not pass the National Achievement Test,
02:13they can still enter and get a voucher.
02:15Meanwhile, since today,
02:17DEPED is the host of the Education Center for Artificial Intelligence Research or E-Care.
02:23It is said that AI will help a lot not only in the aspect of improving the quality of education in the country
02:31but also in the trial of the fraudulent scheme
02:34like what happened in the Senior High School Voucher Program.
02:38For GMA Integrated News, I am Ian Cruz, your witness.