COA flags ‘unverified’ beneficiaries under DepEd voucher program

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) found several “unverifiable” beneficiaries in the Department of Education (DepEd) voucher program for school year 2025-26, resulting in an “overpayment” of P938,000 in government assistance. COA said it could not verify the existence of these beneficiaries because they had either dropped out, transferred schools, did not enroll