CDN Top Stories [June 8]: First day back to school 

CDN Digital Editorial Team 06/08/2026

Here’s the rundown of top stories and headlines for Cebu Daily News for today, Monday (June 8). Cebu City tightens school security as classes reopen on June 8 Cebu City has tightened security around public schools ahead…

Cebu City police: No issues reported during Balik Eskwela 2025

Daryll Galindo - CDN Digital Multimedia Reporter 06/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The resumption of classes in public schools on Monday, June 16, went smoothly, according to the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, CCPO deputy director for operations, said…

School year 2025-2026 opens in PH amid persistent education woes

Dempsey Reyes, Frances Mangosing - @inquirerdotnet 06/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines — It’s a whole new school year but with the same decades-old problems. As students nationwide return to classrooms today, June 16, for the start of school year 2025 to 2026, previous problems that continue…

New school year, same old problems

Lieka Marie P. Fernandez, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite a slight increase in the prices of school supplies, Nick Dan Rivera is eager to return to school. The 17-year-old from Liloan National High School is entering his final year of Senior…

DepEd-7 urges parents to enrol their kids amid late registration concerns

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is still focusing on enrollment as a primary concern. DepEd-7 Director Salustiano Jimenez said on Wednesday that although the number of enrolled students has increased,…

Mayor Gica: No abduction, kidnapping in Dumanjug

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dumanjug Mayor Efren ‘Gungun’ Gica clarified that there are no incidents of abduction, kidnapping, and other related crimes that took place in their locality. Gica made this statement on his personal Facebook page…

Balamban police debunks abduction reports

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Cebu struck down another unofficial report of an alleged abduction. The Balamban Police Station on Wednesday, August 24, debunked claims that a student was allegedly abducted in Barangay Buanoy last Tuesday,…

Capitol turns over 10,000 armchairs to schools

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government has turned over around 10,000 armchairs to public schools here as the academic year 2022 to 2023 officially began. A turnover ceremony was held at the Capitol’s Social Hall…

1st day of classes: Smooth; pre-pandemic issues remain

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The first day of school went smoothly but issues that have been plaguing the education sector, even before the COVID-19 pandemic came, remain.  Last Monday, August 22, over 1 million students in Central…

Central Visayas: 1.4M enrollees and counting

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two weeks before school year 2022 to 2023 starts, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is more than halfway in reaching its target number of enrollees. As of Monday, August 8,…

Metro Makes Back To School Shopping A Lot Easier

PR 08/06/2022

Back-to-school shopping is an exciting rite for parents and their kids but this yearly ritual is also prone to overwhelm parents financially and emotionally. Good thing there’s The Metro Stores that they can depend on for everything…

Capitol to distribute free school supplies to 600,000 pupils

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 600,000 students in Cebu province will receive free school supplies from the provincial government as they are set to go back to their classrooms this August. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the…

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