Pupils’ problem not literacy but reading comprehension – DepEd

Leila B. Salaverria, Meg Adonis 02/18/2020

The problem in Bicol is not about literacy but about reading comprehension, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said on Monday, as she sought to correct and clarify an Inquirer report saying that some 70,000 students in the region…

Prince Harry hopes for calmer future, but not much chance

Associated Press 01/21/2020

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry says he’s taking a “leap of faith’’ as he steps back from royal duties in an attempt to build a more peaceful life — one free of the journalists who have filmed,…

Street vendors are back but only for Sinulog weekend

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Street vendors will be allowed back into Cebu City’s streets but only on January 18 to 19, 2020 which is the Sinulog weekend. Jonil Matuguina, head of the city’s Market Authority Office, said…

Record chase can motivate Roger Federer but wins matter most

09/02/2019

Roger Federer takes motivation from shattering records, but winning matters most for the 38-year-old Swiss star as he chases his 21st Grand Slam title at the US Open. Five-time US Open champion Federer stretched his record for Grand Slam Open era…

Quitting Facebook might make you happier, but possibly less informed about news

AFP Relaxnews 02/13/2019

  New United States research has found that quitting Facebook can help improve mental health, although users may find that they are less in the know when it comes to current affairs. Carried out by researchers at…

Mayor: Projects done, but contractors not billed yet

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/31/2018

Bantayan officials led by Mayor Escario clarify COA audit findings Projects in Bantayan town in northern Cebu were implemented but the payment of the contractors of the projects, which would be sourced from the town’s development fund,…

Loot: Unseen but felt leadership

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/31/2018

  He may not be visible to his constituents. But Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot assured the people of the municipality that he’s still there to serve them. In a message he sent for the Haladaya Festival, Loot…

Macaslang freed but fears for his safety

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/20/2018

IT’S a freedom that comes with a hefty price. The driver/bodyguard of Barangay Tejero councilman Jessielou Cadungog is finally a free man when he was released on Monday from the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation…

Thelma Chiong: Forgiven but not forgotten

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/17/2018

  CHIONG CASE ANNIVERSARY She has not forgotten the pain of losing her two daughters. But 65-year-old Thelma Chiong says that she has learned to forgive the seven men who were found by the courts to have…

Cabahug scores 29 but Cebu City still falters

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 07/04/2018

  It wasn’t the victorious comeback that he may have wanted but Cebuano wingman Patrick Jan Cabahug certainly made his presence known in his very first game for the Cebu City Sharks in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball…

Lacson: Sara Duterte’s advice ‘good’ but not applicable to her father

Inquirer.net 06/28/2018

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s advice was “good” but not applicable to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte. This was Senator Panfilo Lacson’s reaction to Sara’s appeal to the public not to listen to her father when he…

Davide wants Magpale but Vice Gov. declines

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/09/2018

IF IT were all up to him, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III still wants Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale to be his running mate in next year’s elections. Davide, in a press conference on Friday, said that if…

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