Labor regional director: Monitor placement rates of senior high school graduates

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Regional Director Salome Siaton of the Department of Labor and Employment cites the need to check the effectiveness of the K-12 program by monitoring the placement rate of senior high graduates. Siaton urged the Labor…

Mandaue-based Montessori School to invest in green school buildings 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/09/2019

MANDAUE CITY–The Children’s Paradise Montessori School (CPMS) plans to invest around P100 million for the construction of green school buildings. “Our direction as a school is to be a green school. Our approach is holistic; that is…

Isang Milyong Sipilyo: Naga elementary pupils learn dental hygiene, receive kits

PR 03/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 700 pupils from the Cepoc Central Elementary School in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City learned the proper way of brushing their teeth as each received a new set of dental kit when…

First farm school in Central Visayas to open in June in Balamban

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY — The advocacy to promote farming among the youth receives a boost with the opening of a farm school in the municipality of Balamban in June this year. In its post on Facebook, the Department…

Young: 400M needed for construction, repair of school buildings

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Local School Board is asking for a P400 million allocation from the Cebu City government for the construction of a new classroom and the repair and improvement of existing ones, said Councilor Joy Augustus…

DepEd mulls including drug education in public school curriculum

Inquirer.net 02/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) is considering the inclusion of drug education in the public school curriculum amid the government’s relentless crackdown on illegal drugs, Malacañang said Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the plan was…

Jollibee-themed prenup photoshoot goes viral

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Valentine’s Day is still a few weeks away but love is already in the air for some netizens.  A prenuptial photoshoot featuring Jollibee, the mascot,  became an online sensation as everyone greeted the…

Honoridez eyes more participants from public school

Hendrix Berdin Lato 12/02/2018

THERE were more participants in this year’s TATAP Founder’s Cup: 2nd Serging Osmeña, Jr. National Invitation Table Tennis Championship, according to organizers. Tournament organizer Jessica Jawad Honoridez said there was an increase in the number of participants…

A school for the nation

Jason A. Baguia 11/20/2018

The expansiveness of the space around me truly befitted the dignity of the only Philippine school system entitled by law to be called the national university. The first time I really started exploring the University of the…

Gica suspends gov’t work, public school classes on Wednesday

Doris C. Bongcac 11/20/2018

Except for those who are engaged in emergency response, employees of the municipality of Dumanjug in southwestern Cebu will have to stay home on Wednesday to ensure their safety and that of their families when Tropical Depression…

Mandaue suspends classes due to TD Samuel

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/19/2018

Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing suspends classes in all levels, from kindergarten to senior high school, in public schools in Mandaue City on Tuesday, November 19. This, after the anticipation of Tropical Depression Samuel which…

Man shot by unidentified assailants in Mambaling

Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2018

  A 40-year-old man was shot by two unidentified assailants riding on board a motorcycle in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City at past 6:00 a.m. on Friday (October 19) The police identified the victim as Junard Sardido, who…

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