School heads reminded: Don’t let students skip classes to practice Sinulog dance routines

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Students should not sacrifice their classes to practice for the upcoming Sinulog 2020 Grand Parade competition.” Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepED-7), gave this reminder to heads and teachers,…

Fort San Pedro: A showcase of Christmas spirit and history

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fort San Pedro has seen 454 Christmases since it was built by the Spanish conquistadors in 1565. Being the first fort in the country, its walls witnessed history firsthand and remains to be…

Parents of dismissed students in controversial molestation video may file an appeal, says DepEd-7

10/07/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The parents of the two senior high school students from the Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma who were dismissed may file an appeal before the Department of Education Central Visayas (DepEd-7). Read: CIDG-7 to investigate viral video…

WATCH: Mobile Legends theme song performed by students from Argao school

Immae Lachica 10/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— One way to bond with students is to sometimes ride their waves, too. This is what one music teacher from Argao town, southern Cebu did as he arranged for a band in the Special…

‘Low-budget’ Thor video by Cebu students gets high reach on social media

Immae Lachica 09/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Classrooms are the best witnesses of a student’s life. Inside that four-cornered room, many things happen, from triumphs, struggles, and everything in between. Proof of this is what happened at a classroom at the City…

WATCH: Students’ impromptu dance number at school goes viral

Immae Lachica 09/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—How do we get good grades? Comply with all the projects, ace your examinations, and go the extra mile in extracurricular activities. But this group of students from Davao del Norte shows us how to…

Duterte signs law requiring schools to provide neutral desk for students 

Nestor Corrales 08/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law requiring schools to provide neutral desks to all students to address the needs of left-handed students. Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11394 or the Mandatory Provision of…

Two students caught with marijuana worth P40K in Mandaue checkpoint

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two 18-year-old senior high school students were arrested after they were caught with two plastic packs of marijuana worth at least P40,000 at dawn on Friday, July 26 at a checkpoint in Barangay…

Boljoon truck accident: Was driver drunk?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/19/2019

Boljoon, Cebu—The Boljoon town Police are looking into the possibility that the driver of the mini dump truck that fell off a roadside cliff in Barangay Besiril here on Friday morning, July 19, 2019, was drunk. This…

BOLJOON ACCIDENT UPDATE: List of casualties  

Benjie Talisic 07/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Here’s the list of names of those who perished and those who were injured in the tragic accident in Boljoon town, southern Cebu on Friday morning, July 19, 2019. Read more: 9 killed after student-loaded…

Deadly attack on teacher prompts Mactan cops to consider increasing visibility in schools

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a teacher was killed on his way home from school last July 5 in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, police are planning to increase their visibility in schools. Police Staff Sergeant Marlu Britannia…

MCPO taps schools, PTAs for anti-crime campaign

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) will be tapping Parent-Teachers Associations (PTAs) in schools to promote their anti-crime campaigns. Police Major Mercy Villaro, information officer of MCPO, said they had started attending the…

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