MANILA, March 22 -- Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has assured immediate action on the alleged discrepancies in the voucher program under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE).

Duterte made the response in an ambush interview on the sidelines of her engagements in Cambodia as the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) President on Thursday.

"Ngayon kung mayroon tayong nakikita na discrepancy doon sa billing ng private school, agad nating inaaksyunan (Now if we are seeing discrepancies in the billing of private schools, we are acting on it promptly)," she said.

Duterte mentioned establishing the Government Assistance and Subsidies Office (GASO) to l...