Investing in the future

Editorial 08/08/2017

What to make of President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing into law the government subsidy for tuition of students in state universities and colleges (SUCs)? The President himself admitted to the media that he signed the law even if…

Students leave city-owned condo

Inna Gian Mejia 07/11/2017

A year after it was declared unfit for occupancy by City Hall building inspectors, a five-storey condominium owned by the Cebu City government has finally been closed down with all its occupants ordered to vacate. Starting last…

Mandaue female students fainted amid quake

Cris Ligan 07/06/2017

EIGHTEEN female high school and college students in Mandaue City fainted while trying to exit their respective school buildings which shook due to the tremors caused by the 4 pm earthquake that hit Jaro town in Leyte…

Guard arrested for threatening students with gun

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 06/29/2017

A security guard assigned to the Cansumog Elementary School in Carmen town, Cebu was arrested by the police for allegedly poking an unlicensed gun to six students on Thursday morning. Heracleo Pongautan of the 3D Security Agency…

Julie’s welcomes students with school supplies, bread

PR 06/21/2017

JULIE’s Bakeshop supported the Balik Eskwela program of the Department of Education by distributing bags, notebooks and other school supplies and sliced bread to the students of Alambijud Elementary School on the first day of classes. Joseph…

734 students are Capitol scholars

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/15/2017

Mary Grace Pugoy should have entered college in 2013, but financial constraints stopped her from enrolling. While waiting for a scholarship opportunity back then, Pugoy worked as a sales lady in a mall and pharmacy and later…

PUJ drivers told: Give students fare discounts

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/03/2017

WITH classes set to start on Monday, public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers are reminded to continue giving the 20 percent fare discount to students. Director Ahmed Cuizon, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7)…

Officials target to reopen Sapangdaku Elementary School this June

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/23/2017

Cebu City officials will reopen the Sapangdaku Elementary School, which was closed three years ago due to flooding woes. In a press conference on Tuesday morning, Councilor Joy Augustus Young announced the reopening of the school after…

570 students get hired for Lapu’s summer job program

Norman V. Mendoza 05/19/2017

MORE than 500 public high school students from the 19 barangays of Lapu-Lapu City were hired for the city’s summer job program. The students have to work for only 10 days with a salary of P300 per…

Students urged to aim for careers in IT, BPO, blue-collar jobs

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/16/2017

SENIOR high school and college students are urged to take up programs that will address the mismatch between the available talents and job openings in Cebu. Department of Manpower Development and Placement (DMDP) head Fidel Magno made…

Taliño supports random drug testing for teachers, students

05/16/2017

To ensure that schools are drug-free, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) supports the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct random drug test to public elementary and high school teachers and high…

Students protest CHED guidelines

Fe Marie Dumaboc 05/10/2017

MILITANT youth groups trooped to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) office in Cebu City to protest the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of government’s free tuition policy. The groups said that the proposed IRR does not…

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