Japan beckons to PH students

09/21/2015

The Jellyfish Education Consultancy (JEC) held a series of one-day education fairs and conventions in Manila, Cebu and Baguio to encourage Filipino students to study in Japan. During the fair, invited schools learned about Japanese culture and…

Airport tour delights Lapu school pupils

09/14/2015

GMR MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), through its Dream Starters program, has helped fulfill the dreams of 60 elementary students and 30 faculty members from three different public schools in Lapu-Lapu City to tour the facilities of…

Education students urged to study, work hard to excel

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2015

KIM Roxan Arong, 21, worked hard to pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) with flying colors. As she went up the stage to receive her diploma from the University of Cebu-Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) last year,…

Fire victims displace pupils

Apple Ta-as, Nestle L. Semilla 08/05/2015

“Walay blackboard. Walay haligi. Kinsay makatarong og tuon ana? (No blackboard. No walls. Who could study well here)?” Jennifer Cabanhit, mother of a Grade 2 pupil in Cebu City Central School, made this comment after seeing her…

SWU students cry for help

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/29/2015

For medical intern Israel Sanchez, the future is bleak. He graduated from the Southwestern University College of Medicine (SWU-CM) last summer and looked forward to  taking the medical board examination after completing his one-year post-graduate internship next…

City Council steps in with measures to help scholars

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2015

The Cebu City Council yesterday passed resolutions aimed at helping scholars caught in the middle of a dispute between the city government and Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation (ACTIEF). One resolution requested the school to…

Graduation subsidy ordinance approved

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2014

The Cebu City government will be shouldering the graduation fees of public elementary and high school students in the city. The City Council approved the ordinance providing the graduation fees subsidy to public schools last Wednesday. City…

Mandaue Central School joins nationwide earthquake drill

Anie M. Paujana 11/15/2014

They will never be prepared enough for earthquakes. But students of the Mandaue City Central School are still thankful for the drill conducted yesterday as it gave them an idea on what to do in case a…

Teachers, students told: Report classroom defects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/14/2014

Teachers and students in towns hit by supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu should report defects in classrooms that were built as part of the storm recovery program, the province’s rehabilitation coordination said. This came after a team…

Classes in elementary, high school called off due to heavy rains

09/01/2014

Afternoon classes were called off in both high school and elementary levels in Cebu City after the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa warned of heavy rainfall this afternoon. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama made…

Cosap ready to do drug tests in public schools if needed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/23/2014

The Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) is willing   to conduct random drug tests in public high schools. Cosap chief Alice Utlang welcomed a City Council resolution asking her office to conduct the tests. She…

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