Exodus of teachers alarms DepEd; Education cluster formed

Julie Aurelio, Melvin Gascon 08/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is keeping a close watch on reports of public school teachers leaving for job opportunities abroad, thereby increasing the teacher shortage in the country. In that regard, Education Secretary…

More documents needed to travel abroad starting Sept. 3

Zacarian Sarao 08/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — More documents will be needed by Filipinos traveling abroad to comply with new stricter travel regulations. The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) is set to implement its revised guidelines for the departure of Filipinos…

Oponganon offered scholarships in US colleges

Futch Anthony Inso 04/17/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Oponganon Simone Gabrielle Balaba proved that determination pays off as she received  scholarship offers from 10 colleges in the United States. Balaba, who is 18 years old, is a resident of Barangay Basak, here. She…

Zubiri: Want nurses to stay in PH? Then increase their salaries

Antonio Iñares 04/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s order for the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to address the mass exodus of Filipino nurses to explore employment opportunities abroad, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has doubled…

Visiting Singapore for first timers 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2023

SINGAPORE –  There’s more to Singapore than its legendary Merlion statue and world-class attractions. Don’t let its small land area fool you. The Lion City is packed with a lot of activities – be it sightseeing, adventure, the…

Gov’t must stop being a gambling lord

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 09/22/2022

What’s the difference between our government and underworld gangsters when it comes to their involvement in gambling? None. Both are immoral opportunists who take advantage of people’s addiction to gambling in order to reap tons of money.…

Gov’t lifts ban on deployment of health workers abroad

Dona Z. Pazzibugan 12/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government officially lifted the temporary ban on the deployment of nurses, nursing aides and nursing assistants abroad, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). “The moratorium or temporary suspension of deployment of…

Filipinos abroad with COVID-19 now at 2,461

Daphne Galvez 05/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 2,461 Filipinos abroad have so far contracted the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. The DFA recorded six more cases of…

Cebuana frontliner in US shares 1st time mom experience amid pandemic

Immae A. Lachica 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines– They say that the true essence of a woman is becoming a mother, young girls dreaming to be mothers someday and dreaming to build their own families. To become a mother is indeed a…

DFA: COVID-19 now infects over 600 Filipinos abroad; death toll rises to 72

Christia Marie Ramos 04/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 607 Filipinos overseas have now contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, as the number of fatalities increased to 72. According to DFA, 13 more Filipinos…

Meet this Cebuano family of frontliners in New Jersey

Immae Lachica 03/31/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines– For more than a decade now, the Fuentes family from Cebu City have been living away from the comforts of their motherland. The Fuentes family from Punta Princesa here is not your ordinary…

How some Cebuanos abroad are coping with the coronavirus crisis

Immae Lachica 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— While everyone is in the comforts of their home with their families here in Cebu there are some who are far from the Queen City of the South. These Cebuanos are those working and…

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