DepEd partners with Globe for Adopt-A-School program

PR 10/17/2016

The Department of Education (DepEd) has tapped Globe Telecom as an official partner for the Adopt-A-School (AAS) program, which enjoins all private entities to assist public schools in areas such as infrastructure, health and nutrition, teaching skills…

Cracked

Radel Paredes 07/23/2016

There’s a Cebuano word used to describe something that has split or cracked open: kang-a. In my hometown Surigao City, where Cebuano is commonly spoken besides the local dialect, kang-a has taken on a new meaning. It…

Thais master Scrabble but can’t speak English

07/03/2016

BANGKOK — Komol Panyasophonlert struggles to string an English sentence together, but the 31-year-old Thai computer programmer is still hoping to be crowned champion of the wordsmith’s favorite boardgame, Scrabble, this week. Komol, the world’s No. 3,…

‘You can be a hero’ program teaching kids to be good citizens

12/13/2015

A TOTAL of 74 grade six pupils recently participated in the group dynamics activity that kicked off AboitizLand’s flagship corporate social responsibility program called “You Can Be A Hero” at the Don Calixto C. Yongco Elementary School…

School dropout catches up on learning

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/16/2015

She stopped going to school because she disliked her English class and  her father would hit her every time she got bad grades in the subject. And since dropping out of school, her life was no longer…

‘English program lacks support from academe’

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/04/2015

While Cebu has a big potential to also attract more long-staying educational tourists, the Cebu Business Club-initiated program “Cebu Hub for English Excellence” (CHELE) has not gained momentum due to lack of support from the academe. In…

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