Schools adapt to climate change: Early holiday, more fans

Agence France Presse 04/11/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold the attention of her pint-sized pupils in Manila’s soaring heat. Last year, heatwaves forced…

Searing heat forces M’daue schools to hold grad rites in malls

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/04/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Searing heat and the lack of available venues are forcing some public schools in Mandaue City to hold their graduation ceremonies at alternative locations, such as malls and the City Sports Complex. These…

Comelec Mandaue: Schools ready for May elections

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/19/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec Mandaue) conducted an inspection of schools that will be used as polling precincts in the May elections to ensure that all venues are in proper…

New law spares schools from use as evacuation centers

Priam Nepomuceno - Philippine News Agency 12/09/2024

MANILA – The recent passage of the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act would reduce the reliance and conversion of public schools into temporary evacuation centers in times of calamities, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. “This will…

3 schools in Mandaue shift to modular distance learning on Monday

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/30/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Three schools in Mandaue City shifted to modular distance learning on Monday, Sept. 30, after cracks were found on some their buildings following the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Poro in Camotes Island…

Bangladesh heatwave: Schools close as temperatures rise

Agence France Presse 04/26/2024

Classes are cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found the soaring temperatures at home left her in no state for homework. Millions of pupils were told to stay home…

Scorching schools: How heat worsens conditions of poor students in PH

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/24/2024

[This is the second and last part of a special report on how extreme heat in 2023 impacted the education sector in the Philippines. Click here for the first part.] CEBU CITY, Philippines – The same analysis…

16-year-old ‘robbed’ schools in Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 03/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody by the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) after he was identified as the one who robbed the principal’s office of Talima Elementary School in Barangay Talima,…

Intensive anti-bullying campaign in schools, universities pushed in Cebu City

Kim Ablaña 02/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Educational institutions in Cebu City have been urged to intensify efforts to combat bullying and ensure students’ safety and well-being. This appeal was contained in a resolution authored by Councilor Lorenzo Abellanosa and…

Mandaue gripped by ‘false’ bomb threats, officials enraged

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/15/2024

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government condemned on Thursday, Feb. 15, the recent bomb threats targeting schools and government offices in the city. In a press release, authorities assured the public that these claims…

Four more Philippine universities in Asia rankings

11/10/2023

Four Philippine universities, including two that are state-run, made their debut as among the top universities in Asia for 2024.  For the first time, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and Mindanao State University (MSU) in…

Lapu police beefs up security in schools

Futch Anthony Inso 08/31/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) has been coordinating with school principals in helping prevent students from being recruited into gangs and fraternities. This as classes in public schools started last August 29, 2023. Police…

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