Shift to old school calendar gets teachers’ support

Jane Baustista, Julie Aurelio 06/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc on Monday 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 in April and…

Bongbong Marcos: Gov’t studying bid to reinstate March as school vacation month

Daphne Galvez 04/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the government is studying the proposal to return to the previous March school vacation schedule. The school vacation was moved from June to July due to the…

Mandaue City logs 7 residential fires so far this April

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/20/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City has recorded at least seven residential fires this month, the city’s fire department revealed. Almost P1 million were the accumulated damage from the fires. The same number of fire incidents were…

DOLE to employers: Workers entitled to Holy Week holiday pay

Zacarian Sarao 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday reminded employers on the proper payment of wages for work rendered during the Holy Week from April 6 to  10. April 6, 7 and 10 were declared regular…

First tranche of Mandaue seniors aid due for release this April

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/03/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Registered senior citizens in Mandaue City may already start to receive the first trance of their 2023 financial aid later this month, according to Councilor Jimmy Lumapas. Lumapas, the chairman of the Committee…

Pagasa: Zero to one storm may strike in April

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 04/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — From zero to one tropical cyclone may hit the country this April despite the onset of the hot, dry season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Saturday. According to Pagasa weather specialist…

Palace clarifies April 5 half-day work applies to Executive branch

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday clarified that the suspension of work on April 5 only applies to the Executive department. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil is referring to Memorandum Circular No. 16, which suspended…

Malacañang: Half day work in government offices on Wednesday, April 5

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday announced that it would implement a half-day work schedule in all government offices on Wednesday, April 5, to give state workers ample time to prepare for the observance of the Holy…

Lapu-Lapu plans to open free dialysis center by April — Mayor Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 03/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — By April, the Lapu-Lapu City government will have its own dialysis center for Oponganon patients. This developed after the Lapu-Lapu City government entered into a joint venture agreement with a private firm to…

Patients worry about VSMMC’s move to temporarily stop outpatient dialysis in April

Futch Anthony Inso 03/06/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Dialysis patients from Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) have expressed their worries as the hospital’s Renal Care and Transplant Center will temporarily not accept outpatients to give way to the construction of…

BPBL changes age limits to 2 new age groups for season 2

Glendale G. Rosal 03/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a series of discussions, the organizers of the Batang Pilipino Basketball League (BPBL) agreed to change the age limit of its two newly-added age groups for season two this year.  BPBL Commissioner…

Turkish fiancé grieves for bride that will never be

Reuters 02/09/2023

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Yunus Emre Kaya and his fiancé Gulcin were planning a life together before Monday’s devastating earthquake shattered their dreams. Two days later, Kaya said a final farewell to his fiancé, unzipping a black bodybag…

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