K TO 12 REALITY

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/07/2015

Parents mixed over additional two years of school next year Jozasana Gallego is scheduled to graduate from a private school in Cebu City two years from now. But if the K-to-12 program takes effect next year, then…

More scholars enrolling in ACT despite payment dispute

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/31/2015

Over a thousand scholars chose to study at the Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation, Inc. (ACTIEF) despite the ongoing dispute  between the school and Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama over unpaid scholarship vouchers. ACTIEF lawyer…

City Council steps in with measures to help scholars

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2015

The Cebu City Council yesterday passed resolutions aimed at helping scholars caught in the middle of a dispute between the city government and Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation (ACTIEF). One resolution requested the school to…

Parents to Rama: ‘Fulfill your promise to help us’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/26/2015

Mayor Rama says scholars enroll in ACT at their own risk Some parents of Cebu City scholars yesterday appealed to Mayor Michael Rama to keep  his promise to help them ensure a  better future for their children.…

Scholars fail to get records from ACT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/23/2015

CEBU City scholars from the Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation (ACT), who wish to transfer to another school  have difficulty doing so. The school’s management continues to withhold the credentials that they need  to enroll…

ACT slighted by City Hall move to transfer scholars

Nestle L. Semilla 05/21/2015

A lawyer for Asian College of Technology (ACT) said he and the school management feel slighted by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s advice to city scholars enrolled in their school to transfer to another school. “They invited…

ACT scholars advised by officials to transfer

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/20/2015

No more Cebu City scholars will be  enrolled in the Asian College of Technology International Education Foundation (ACTIEF) for this school year, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. “Until the pending court case is settled, those…

Cebu City’s scholars set to receive cash incentive

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/01/2015

Cebu City Hall’s scholars who graduated with honors last March will receive cash incentives soon. The City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) and the Cebu City Scholarship Committee are preparing cash vouchers to be issued to these scholars. Based…

ACT scholarships, families still hanging

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/22/2015

Worried parents of city scholars who study  in the Asian College of   Technology (ACT) went to City Hall yesterday to plead for a resolution of the limbo caused by City Hall’s non-payment of stipends to the school.…

Plight of students

03/31/2015

The speech given by salutatorian Krisel Mallari of Sto. Niño Parochial School of Quezon City grabbed the attention of social media after school officials tried to censor it when she accused them of favoritism. But that’s not…

‘No payment, no diploma’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/27/2015

  A week after she graduated, Veronica Caballero applied for a call center job in Cebu City. She had to. The 22-year-old city scholar who majored in Education, can’t apply yet for a teaching job. Her transcript…

Should Cebu city gov’t pay ACT for city scholarships?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/25/2015

The Cebu City Government wants the Commission on Audit (COA) to give a clear opinion on whether  the city should  pay the Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation (ACTIEF) for the city’s scholars. City Legal Officer…

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