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…

DepEd to accept late enrollees until November 21

Catherine Gonzales 10/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday that students may still enroll for the School Year (SY) 2020-2021 until November 21. “Lilinawin natin kasi ayon sa ating Department Order No. 3 series of 2018,…

Under new normal in learning, school supply stores are also affected 

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/01/2020

Mandaue City, Cebu— Bergie Estoy, a manager of a noted school supply store here, remembers how, in previous years, sales bloomed months before classes even started.  But 2020, as we all know by now, turned out to…

Cebu City dad to telcos: Provide better internet connection

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak is urging the telecommunication companies (telcos) to provide stronger internet connection to households as schools have begun to conduct online classes this week. The councilor said there is…

DepEd: Opening of classes in public schools moved to October 5

Krissy Aguilar 08/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The opening of classes in public schools will be moved to October 5, 2020 as approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced Friday, August 14, 2020. “As per the memorandum…

CHEd: Med schools may admit this year students who did not take NMAT

Darryl John Esguerra 07/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) announced Wednesday, July 1, 2020, that it would allow medical schools to admit this coming school year students who did not take the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT).…

Modular learning to cost P2B for Cebu’s 580k students

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With less than 20 percent of its students having no access to internet or gadgets to participate in online, education officials in Cebu province are now looking into modular learning as the alternative…

Use of schools as isolation centers extended until June 15

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units in Cebu province may continue to use their public schools as temporary isolation centers until June 15, 2020. In a meeting with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, May 19, 2020,…

Some Central Visayas schools express intent to increase tuition fees

Futch Anthony Inso 03/03/2020

  Cebu City, Philippines—Several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas have already expressed their intention to implement an increase in their tuition fees for the coming academic year 2020-2021. Melissa Castillote, the education supervisor and coordinator…

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