DepEd-7 eyes one school per LGU to remain as isolation center

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will be looking into a compromise with the local government units that are asking for the extension of their use of some public schools as…

Periodical exams not expected under new blended learning method

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Periodical exams and the typical grading system will not be encouraged for the new blended and modular learning that the schools will apply for Academic Year 2020-2021. According to the Department of Education…

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…

DepEd-7 firm on pushing through with CVIRAA meet

Futch Anthony Inso 03/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is firm on its decision to pursue the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) sporting meet on March 21 to 28, 2020, with or without…

School heads urged: Put CVIRAA athletes’ safety first

Mars G. Alison 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Teachers and school division heads are reminded to always put the safety and security of student delegates, who will participate in the upcoming Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) sports meet. This developed…

DepEd lifts temporary ban on gathering of students, teachers order due to COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — School activities entailing a gathering of students and teachers can now resume after the Department of Education has lifted starting on that day its order to put on hold this kind of activities…

PJ Garcia to file bill to support Gwen’s ‘English only’ policy in public schools

Rosalie Abatayo 01/23/2020

CEBU CITY — Deputy Speaker and Cebu 3rd District Representative Pablo John Garcia said he may file a bill seeking for the amendment of Republic Act 10533, or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. RA 10533 is…

School heads reminded: Don’t let students skip classes to practice Sinulog dance routines

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Students should not sacrifice their classes to practice for the upcoming Sinulog 2020 Grand Parade competition.” Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepED-7), gave this reminder to heads and teachers,…

Amid reports of fake abductions, schools urged to implement preventive measures to protect kids

Futch Anthony Inso 12/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid reports about a white van abducting children that turned out to be hoax abductions and have proliferated in social media, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is encouraging school heads…

DepEd-7 eyes more random drug testing among teachers amid Dalaguete tutor’s arrest

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) plans to conduct more random drugs testing among public school teachers after a senior high school teacher was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Friday…

DepEd-7 eyes memo to ban e-cigarettes inside schools

Futch Anthony Inso 11/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is considering the issuance of a memorandum that will prohibit the bringing in and the use of e-cigarette or vape inside the school premises. This…

DepEd-7 to probe ‘rape incident’ involving minors

Futch Anthony Inso 11/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will conduct its own investigation on the rape incident in the town of Minglanilla, where the alleged suspect and victim are both minors.  Based on…

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