CHED completes release of delayed allowances

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has completed the release of all delayed allowances of teacher-scholars under the K-12 transition program.

Patricia Licuanan, who resigned as CHED chair last Monday, had earlier denied irregularities in the release of allowances. She said the delays were due to the massive number of documents that they have to process.

The CHED said it finally completed the release of funds to 2,828 eligible scholars whose allowances were delayed due to notice of suspensions issued by the Commission on Audit.

The commission said 2,247 received their allowances in full, while 581 will receive only a part due to deficiencies.

“Scholars may check their status through the online public tracker which is updated regularly: http://chedk12.com/sgsdisbursement. CHED regional offices have likewise been mobilized to communicate with the scholars to update them of their status,” the commission said.

The releases for 1,268 scholars who have been unable to submit valid enrolment forms remain on hold until they submit the documents and authenticated copies of grades for the previous semester.

“The commission is also continuously processing the full release of allowances to scholars who are able to submit pending documents as they come, and resolving issues on documentary submissions, within the bounds of government accounting and auditing rules, to facilitate releases for remaining scholars at the soonest possible time,” the CHED said.