SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, and the different academic institutions in the country to investigate the alleged 'sagot-for-sale scheme' (answers for sale) — a system of cheating in distance learning programs employed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It turned out that some students — and parents themselves — offer to work on school requirements for P150 up to P500.  These requirements include modules, research papers, essays and even video editing. Students who offer these services receive payments through online banking or virtual wallets,” said Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate basic education panel.