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CHEd closes 15 non-compliant maritime schools

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.

From Left: Department of transportatioon Secretary Jaime Bautista, Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Hernani Fabia and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero De Vera III in a oress briefing in Malacañang on April 11, 2023. PHOTO screengrabbed from RTVM Live broadcast