THE Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has closed down 15 maritime schools in the country since 2022 due to non-compliance with maritime standards, its chairman Prospero de Vera 3rd said on Tuesday.

De Vera reported this during a multi-sectoral meeting presided by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in Malacañang on Tuesday.

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