Abellanosa to DepEd: Do away with giving projects, assignments to avoid ‘financial burden’

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 10/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Cebu City Councilor has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to refrain from giving high school students projects and assignments that would only cause them “financial burden.” “If they incur these expenses,…

DepEd-7 completes repair of 81 Odette-damaged public schools 

Futch Anthony Inso 12/27/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said it has already completed the repair of 81 public schools that were damaged by Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021. This was confirmed by Dr.…

DepEd-7 to intensify Basic Learning Recovery Plans 

Futch Anthony Inso 12/27/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Seventy-five percent of Grade 3 learners in Central Visayas have poor performance in reading. This was confirmed by Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, regional director of the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7). Jimenez said that…

2.1 million students return to their classrooms in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 2.1 million students in Central Visayas returned to their schools on the first day of the full implementation of in-person classes on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. So far, the resumption of face-to-face…

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,…

Unvaxxed teachers can still teach face-to-face, says DepEd-7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There will be no discrimination among vaccinated and unvaccinated teachers who want to teach in a face-to-face setup, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) assures. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, director of DepEd-7,…

DepEd-7: 72 private schools closed due to COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 07/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said 72 private schools in the region stopped their operation since the start of the implementation of distance learning due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

DepEd-7 chief: Reward for division with 100% fully vaccinated personnel

Futch Anthony Inso 03/18/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) regional director will give a reward to the first DepEd Division in the region that will be able to have a 100 percent inoculation of…

555 schools cleared for face-to-face classes in C. Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 500 schools in Central Visayas have been cleared to go back to the traditional style of teaching. The Department of Education in the region (DepEd-7) recently announced that 128 more schools…

Classes in Central Visayas suspended from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in Central Visayas, all classes in the region are suspended starting today, January 24 until January 31. The Department of Education in the region (DepEd-7) issued…

Schools in Region 7 want to join face-to-face classes by January

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Schools in Central Visayas have opted not to join the second round of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes on Monday, December 6. The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) confirmed…

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