Two Cebu grads topnotchers in July 2023 Interior Designers Licensure Exams

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two Cebu graduates from the University of San Carlos (USC) landed in the Top 10 of  the July 2023 Licensure Examination for Interior Designers. Ryan Japhet Albiso Gablines, a USC alumnus, ranked first…

Cebu topnotcher of Occupational Therapist exam originally wanted to pursue mechanical engineering

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Loraine Marie Cañete Burgos, the Velez college graduate who ranked 4th in the June 2023 Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination, originally wanted to pursue mechanical engineering (ME). Burgos, who is 23, told CDN Digital…

Cebu school among PH universities in QS World University Rankings

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/28/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of San Carlos (USC) was among the top universities in the Philippines based on the 20th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds  World University Rankings(QS) released on June 28, Tuesday (Pacific…

Shift to old school calendar gets teachers’ support

Jane Bautista, Julie M. Aurelio 06/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc on Monday, June 19, 2023, filed a bill that would revert the 2024 to 2025 school calendar to the prepandemic schedule of June to March, with students going on break…

Lone Cebuano nursing topnotcher shares secret to success: Self-care

Emmariel Ares 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—In a world where change is a constant phenomenon and every second counts in the grand scheme of things, sometimes, it pays to take a breather to see what’s best for you and your body.…

2 Cebu schools among top PH schools in Times Higher Education world rankings

Jean Mangaluz 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Cebu schools were among the top-rated schools in the Philippines in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The two Cebu schools are the Cebu Technological University (CTU) and the University of…

3 Cebu graduates land in top 10 of CPALE

Vhenna Marie Mantilla 05/31/2023

CEBU, Philippines–Three Cebu graduates were among the topnotchers in the May 2023 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Exam.  They are Rica Mae Albiso (6),  Jenzel John Longno (6), and Kyra Shane Buhia (9).   All three topnotchers…

Bill aims to give students ‘no homework’ weekends

Julie M. Aurelio 05/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Saying children are “overworked” with 10 hours spent at school on weekdays, Tutok to Win Rep. Sam Versoza has filed House Bill No. 8243 — the proposed “No Homework Law” — to stop teachers…

Private schools balk at looming ban on ‘no permit, no exam’ policy

Jane Bautista 05/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — An organization of private schools nationwide warned that private higher education institutions (HEIs) may run out of operating cash in two months if the government banned the “no permit, no exam” policy. Bernard Villamor,…

Lawmaker proposes six-hour class in public schools

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to limit school hours in public schools to six hours a day to protect teachers’ welfare and elevate the quality of basic education. Rodriguez, chair of the…

DepEd forms task force to review K-12 program

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has formed a task force that would review the senior high school program amid efforts to revamp the K-12 curriculum, including making the last two years of basic education voluntary. In…

Revert to old school calendar, gov’t urged

Jeannette I. Andrade 05/01/2023

House minority leader Marcelino Libanan on Sunday, April 30, urged the government to make quick work of reverting to the old school calendar of a June class opening.  Libanan, the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino party…

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