Start of classes for public schools set Aug. 29–DepEd

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The start of classes in public schools in the country for school year 2023-2024 will be on August 29, 2023. This was announced in an advisory by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, August…

Revisiting the ‘Sugboanong pinulungan’

Immae Lachica 08/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—  August is here and we all know what that means to every Filipino. An entire month to celebrate Buwan ng Wika. This month let our Filipino language be alive again. Let’s start by revisiting…

Student from Cebu inspires netizens with his resourcefulness

Immae Lachica 07/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines– A student from Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu is inspiring a lot of netizens for his  determination and creativity in the pursuit of success. Allana Catubay, a teacher at Marigondon National High School, shared…

2 anak ng janitor parehong grumaduate ng Cum Laude sa Ateneo

Pauline del Rosario 07/15/2023

HINDI hadlang ang kahirapan upang matupad ang mga pangarap sa buhay. Ito ang ipinakita at pinatunayan ng isang pamilya na kung saan ang dalawang magkapatid na sina Riel at Rica Gutierrez ay parehong nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral sa…

Increase in cash assistance for non-teaching DepEd personnel in Cebu City pushed

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Donaldo “Dondon” Hontiveros has proposed an ordinance increasing the cash assistance of non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Cebu City Division from P5,000 to P10,000. Hontiveros, who…

Cebu topnotcher of Occupational Therapist exam originally wanted to pursue mechanical engineering

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Loraine Marie Cañete Burgos, the Velez college graduate who ranked 4th in the June 2023 Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination, originally wanted to pursue mechanical engineering (ME). Burgos, who is 23, told CDN Digital…

Doing feeding right

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2023

Child feeding programs have been around for decades, but today I see seemingly much wider interest in doing them and doing them right. Perhaps we’re all realizing that our society’s ills spanning the human, social, economic, political,…

Feeding hungry kids

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/27/2023

  Millie Kilayko, prime mover of the Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation since it started in 2010, had an epiphany of sorts upon seeing an unusually tall boy in a kindergarten class they had helped build…

Mandaue student dies of lung disease months before graduation

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Mandaue student Abegael Inot finished Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Human Resources Development Management at the Mandaue City College. But Inot died before her graduation. According to Mandaue City Councilor Malcolm Sanchez,…

Shift to old school calendar gets teachers’ support

Jane Bautista, Julie M. Aurelio 06/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc on Monday, June 19, 2023, filed a bill that would revert the 2024 to 2025 school calendar to the prepandemic schedule of June to March, with students going on break…

2 Cebu schools among top PH schools in Times Higher Education world rankings

Jean Mangaluz 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Cebu schools were among the top-rated schools in the Philippines in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The two Cebu schools are the Cebu Technological University (CTU) and the University of…

Mass promotion is not mass learning

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 06/01/2023

The Philippine Business for Education released a report based on their survey of more than 300 education stakeholders nationwide, including teachers and school leaders. They aired their concern over the unofficial policy of “mass promotion” or automatic…

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