State schools target marginalized students to avail of free scholarships br br Commission on Higher Education Chairman J. Prospero de Vera III says on Jan. 10, 2025 that state universities and colleges are targeting students in the 'margins' so they can avail of free government education and scholarships. De Vera graced the inauguration of CHED's new Negros Island Region office in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.