Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday hit the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for failing to fully utilize its budget for various education programs in 2018.
“I will not be harsh and give CHED a failing grade of 5 in Fund Utilization 101. I would give it an ‘Incomplete’, with a last chance stern warning that it implements remedial measures this year,” Recto said.
In its 2018 annual audit report for CHED, the COA found that the agency only used P22.72 billion of the total allotment to implement its projects, which included the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education. The low utilization was blamed to the delay in the approval of the implementing guidelines and non-submission of billing statements, among others.
“If the decision-making by CHED is hampered by the absenteeism of Cabinet members in its board, their alternates must be granted the authority to vote on their behalf,” he added.
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