Molao pleads ignorance of ghost students

‘Ghost students’ is a term used for non-existent tertiary students, even those who have completed higher studies, but continue to receive the monthly P1,400 living allowance given to government-sponsored learners. 

Assistant minister of education and skills development, Fidelis Molao told Parliament this week that all new students were captured in a digitised Student Loan Management System, which ensures that government sponsored students qualify in terms of nationality, age and eligibility for sponsorship.