DepEd needs P550B to impose minimum health standard in PH schools

Christia Marie Ramos 05/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government would need to spend an estimated P550 billion to capacitate the country’s education sector in making a healthy and safe environment for all students and teachers in view of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Here’s a video that proves musicians do have creative minds

Immae Lachica 10/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Musicians indeed have creative minds. Arman Tayom, 27, a musician from Sulat, Eastern Samar, proved this when he showed what he can do with an  old deteriorating, but still working, electric fan. What did he…

DTI-7 charges Cebu, Bohol firms for Standards Law violation

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas has issued formal charges against 18 businesses in Cebu and Bohol for violation of the Standards law. DTI-7 seized various products such as construction…

Cebuano woodpushers continue to struggle as Asean chess standard competition nears finish

Glendale G. Rosal 06/23/2018

IN BAD SHAPE Cebuano woodpushers are losing grip in their stints in the standard division of the 19th ASEAN+ Age Groups Chess in Davao City. Among the Cebuano bets in the meet, only Vic Glysen Derotas, the…

Albay’s Gomez wins gold in PNG standard play chess

Marlon Bernardino 05/24/2018

GRANDMASTER (GM) John Paul Gomez of Albay Province took top honors in the 2018 Philippine National Games (PNG) Chess Championships, Standard Open Competition Wednesday night at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu. The top-ranked Gomez, with an ELO rating…

Standard cadet training agreement

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 04/09/2018

Newspapers reported that a major fire broke out on board Maersk Honam last 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT, while the vessel was in the Arabian Sea which resulted to the death of two Filipino cadets from…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 02/14/2018

DOUBLE STANDARD Netizens were mixed over Cebu City Councilor Raymond Garcia’s accusation of Mayor Tomas Osmeña of being “double standard” after Osmeña criticized House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for refusing to enforce the dismissal order against Deputy Speaker…

MAO BA?

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

MAYOR’S PROTECTION A group of tourists passed by a derelict house on an island in northern Cebu that bore a sign stating that “this house is protected.” When they asked around, some residents told them that the…

Safety nets for K-12

Editorial 06/17/2016

By now most schools in Cebu and the rest of the country would have adjusted to the K-12 program that the outgoing Aquino administration has implemented though we don’t buy the Department of Education’s (DepEd) assessment that…

Coping with K to 12

Jobers R. Bersales 06/15/2016

Years and decades from now, Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III will have been remembered for the illegal Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that is expected to hound him and his Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, once they step down…

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