Meet the Cebuano behind the app that helps students get organized

CTU Intern Lorde Cagang 08/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the new school year begins, here’s something that might be of great help to students. Ethan Supatan, a Cebuano Computer Science student, has created an app to help students organize their school…

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

10/30/2023

Meta Platforms said on Monday, October 30, 2023, it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations. The monthly subscription plans for users…

Google nears release of AI software Gemini 

09/15/2023

Alphabet’s Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Gemini is intended to…

Twitter’s blue bird logo to be replaced by an X, says Elon Musk

07/24/2023

Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk on Sunday signaled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X after…

Meta’s Threads surges to 100 million users in just five days

07/11/2023

Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone. Threads has been setting records for…

What is Threads? All your questions about Meta’s new Twitter rival, answered

07/07/2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night to users in more than 100 countries…

Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

07/06/2023

LONDON — Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Thursday, July 6, 2023, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the…

Applications for 700-slot Capitol scholarship still up

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Grant Intended for Tertiary Students (CP-Gifts), the consolidated scholarship program of the Cebu provincial government, will begin to roll out for the upcoming school year and submission for applications is still…

LGUs ask DepEd to convert public schools into quarantine centers

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has already received around 85 applications from different Local Government Units (LGUs) in converting public schools into a quarantine facility. But Dr. Saustiano Jimenez, regional…

CHED-7 starts accepting scholarship applications

Futch Anthony Inso 03/03/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—The Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (CHED-7) has already started accepting scholarship applications for the coming school year. Melissa Castillote, education supervisor and coordinator on Tuition and Scholarship Program of CHED-7, that the…

Renew work permit on time, DOLE-7 urges foreign nationals

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/06/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has called on foreign nationals to already renew their work permits before its expiration date. DOLE-7 Regional Director Salome Siaton said in a press…

DepEd Cebu City officials to meet, tackle ‘Momo Challenge’ issue

Futch Anthony Inso 03/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) in Cebu City will meet next week together with school principals to discuss about the controversial web game, “Momo Challenge.”  DepEd-Cebu City Schools Superintendent Dr. Bianito Dagatan said…

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