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The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially opened online applications for the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program for School Year (SY) 2025–2026. Senior High School students (DepEd file photo) In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 29, DepEd announced that eligible students can now...

Senators on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 slammed the alleged reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high school (SHS) voucher program of the Department of Education (DepEd).   Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 1316, asking...

The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, Feb. 17, that an investigation has been launched into a dozen private schools across nine divisions over allegations of listing “ghost students” to receive government subsidies under the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP). (DepEd...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian cited the lack of an effective targeting mechanism as the reason for the Senior High School Voucher Program's (SHS-VP) failure to decongest public senior high schools.   He noted that by offering vouchers, students can choose from a wider range of schools, including...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday vowed to ensure there would be sufficient funding for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) to prevent the government’s debt to private schools from accumulating and risk affecting beneficiaries of the program. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate...