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…

Mandaue City gives free school supplies to public students

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/09/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Public elementary and kindergarten students in Mandaue City are receiving free school supplies from the city government. The distribution began on Monday, June 9, at the Mandaue City Central Elementary School. Kindergarten pupils…

Filipinos in Central Visayas: 92 out of 100 can read and write but…

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas or Region 7 (PSA-7) revealed that 92.2 percent of Filipinos in the region are basically literate. According to PSA-7, basic literacy refers…

Lacson promises to protect interest of seafarers if elected senator

04/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has promised to ensure the protection of the interest of seafarers if he wins a seat in Senate in the May elections. Lacon said that seafarers, who contribute…

Kiko vows to pass bill for free breakfast to K-12 students 

Futch Anthony Inso 04/10/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has vowed to introduce a bill in the Senate that would provide free breakfast to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Pangilinan made the announcement during his visit…

UP Cebu launches MATiX Lab to drive sustainable materials innovation

Pia Piquero 03/22/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Cebu has inaugurated the Materials Innovation & Exploration Lab (MATiX UP Cebu), a pioneering facility aimed at advancing sustainable materials research, industry collaboration, and innovation-driven education. Launched…

SWS: Jobs, food, education and health top Filipinos’ concerns

Inquirer Research 02/02/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos consider job creation, food security, health care, education and workers’ rights as the top five priorities when selecting election candidates, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Conducted from Jan. 17…

DepEd-7 gears for the return of old school calendar year in 2025

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is gearing up for the shift of the school calendar year to the old one. In a press conferece on Wednesday, DepEd-7 Director Salustiano Jimenez…

How Cebuano Stan Matthew Taylaran topped Pharmacist Licensure Examination

Kurt Daryle Romariz 11/19/2024

Stan Matthew Taylaran is living proof that the power of prayer never fails. This after Taylaran placed 2nd in the November 2024 Pharmacist Licensure Examination (PHLE). With hard work, prayer, and the support of his loved ones,…

Living in Shanghai as an international student

Carl Lorenciana 11/05/2024

Shanghai, CHINA — It’s already been over a month since I moved here to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming an international student and living in a foreign country. You know, there’s a saying “Take every chance…

Lessons from the Grave: The trials of a daycare center inside Cebu’s Chinese cemetery

Jessa Ngojo 10/18/2024

Cebu City, Philippines  – Under the noontime sun, Ma’am Jane prepares for her next class, carrying only her phone and a few teaching materials as she climbs the ladder to meet her students for her second shift…

Discontinuing use of mother tongue a ‘welcoming development’ –DepEd-7

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Discontinuing the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 is a “welcoming development” especially for Central Visayas, the regional director for Education said. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez,…

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