Escudero said the CHED should instead weed out nursing diploma mills Visayan Daily Star 3/23/09

Escudero said the CHED should instead weed out nursing diploma mills that have proliferated due to the increase in the number of students wanting to take up nursing. He also called for stricter supervision of nursing review centers.

Based on a report done by CHED and the Professional Regulatory Commission, only 12 out of the top 175 nursing schools in the country had a passing rate of 90 percent or higher during the period 2000-2004.