CHEd: Online classes for HEIs allowed amid oil crisis

Zacarian Sarao 04/09/2026

MANILA, Philippines — All higher education institutions (HEIs) are allowed to shift to 100-percent online classes as necessary amid the ongoing oil crisis in the country. The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) issued the new guidance through…

Online classes, work from home pushed to cut power costs

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 03/05/2026

MANILA, Philippines — Online class and work-from-home setups have been suggested to be adopted to reduce power expenses. Parañaque 2nd District Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan pushed for these moves amid fears that tensions due to the Middle…

DepEd tells public schools to hold online classes from April 29 to 30

Faith Argosino 04/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has instructed public schools nationwide to shift to online classes from Monday (April 29) to Tuesday (April 30), due to the upcoming transport strike by Piston and amid the…

UP Cebu reverts to online classes due to rising cases of COVID-19

Dale G. Israel - @inquirerdotnet 05/04/2023

CEBU CITY — The University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) has shifted back to online classes due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. In a memorandum dated May 3, 2023, UP Cebu Chancellor Leo Malagar…

Mandaue City school shifts to online classes ‘due to intense heat’

Doris C. Bongcac 04/25/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A private school in Mandaue City has announced their adoption of a learning modality shift for the rest of the week “due to the intense heat.” The St. John Paul II Cognition School…

Shorter class hours and online learning can mitigate hot weather impact on schools — teachers’ group

Jean Mangaluz 04/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A teacher’s group said that shorter class hours and online learning can help alleviate the impact of the record-breaking high temperatures on students and teachers. According to a Department of Education (DepEd) memorandum posted…

Two Cebu universities to hold online classes on Monday, start of nationwide transport strike

CDN Digital 03/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some Cebu universities have decided to hold their classes online this Monday, March 6, 2023, which is the start of the nationwide transport strike.  The University of San Jose Recoletos (USJ-R) and the…

Start of limited F2F classes smooth — DepEd Cebu City

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 05/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The start of the limited face-to-face (F2F) classes in selected Cebu City public schools went without a hitch according to the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City division. Assistant Superintendent Bernadette Susvilla said…

95% of Mandaue students ‘serious’ with their classes amid pandemic — DepEd official

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/14/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Ninety-five (95) percent of students in Mandaue City were serious with their studies, according to a top official of the Department of Education Mandaue City Division (DepEd-Mandaue). Dr. Nimfa Bongo, the DepEd Mandaue…

Cebuano netizens prefer “face-to-face classes’

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Most Cebuano netizens prefer to bring back the traditional face-to-face classes. This, according to the results of the poll the CDN Digital team published on Monday evening (May 25, 2021) on Facebook, Twitter,…

12 mountain barangays in Cebu City suitable for face-to-face classes — Garganera

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has identified 12 mountain barangays in the city that may be viable for face-to-face classes. The EOC has been visiting mountain barangays to assess the situations…

Fun summer activities that you can do at home

Doris C. Bongcac 04/11/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — In a few more weeks, online classes will already be over and kids will already have more idle time. Have you started planning your kids’ activities during the summer break? And since it…

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