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…

DepEd to stop recognizing best ‘Brigada Eskwela’ implementers

Jane Bautista 04/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — After some “issues and concerns” were raised over the conduct of its nationwide “Brigada Eskwela” campaign, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it would stop recognizing the best implementers of the public school…

Castro urges K-12 overhaul due to CHR findings on new grads’ soft skills lack

Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Tonette Orejas 04/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The existing K-12 education system needs overhauling after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) revelation that students who graduated amid the pandemic lacked soft skills, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro said. In…

Private schools warn: ‘No permit, no exam’ bills to force shutdowns

Jane Bautista 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed bills in Congress intending to ban the “no permit, no exam” policy may force many private schools to close and thousands of teachers and staff to lose their jobs, according to a…

DepEd studies proposal to revert to old school calendar

Jane Bautista 04/05/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) has formed a group to study the recommendation to revert to the old academic calendar, where the school break of the students would be in April and May.  “We have formed a…

DepEd: No plan to return to prepandemic school calendar

Jane Bautista 03/30/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, said it currently had no plans to revert the school calendar following a senator’s push to move back the April-May summer break of students. “As mentioned in…

Mandaue starts accepting applicants for scholarship program

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government is now accepting applicants for its scholarship program for school year 2023-2024. Councilor Malcolm Sanchez, chairman of the Committee on Education, said the city will accommodate at least 30 poor but…

DepEd Lapu-Lapu opens Arts and Design Building in Lo-ok NHS

Futch Anthony Inso 02/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Department of Education (DepEd) Lapu-Lapu City Schools Division formally opened its newly constructed Arts and Design Building in Lo-ok National High School, Barangay Looc in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The opening…

Cordova launches ‘GUYOD’ mobile learning hub

Futch Anthony Inso 02/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Municipality of Cordova launched on Monday, February 20, 2023, the Getting Unified Youth Outdoor Development (GUYOD). GUYOD is an Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Learning Hub. The GUYOD was launched during the flag-raising ceremony…

Proposed StRAW Ordinance: Guide to recognize, promote, protect students’ rights in Cebu City pushed 

CDN Digital 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Students in Cebu City will soon have a guide outlining their rights and freedoms to be promoted, recognized and protected inside and outside campuses in the city.  This will happen if a proposed…

Mandaue gov’t hoping for approval of MCC’s UniFAST application

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government is hopeful that the application of the Mandaue City College for the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) for free tuition will be approved soon. Committee on Education…

DepEd-7 completes repair of 81 Odette-damaged public schools 

Futch Anthony Inso 12/27/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said it has already completed the repair of 81 public schools that were damaged by Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021. This was confirmed by Dr.…

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