School district supervisor shot dead in Bohol town

Leo Udtohan - @inquirerdotnet 04/20/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A school district supervisor was shot dead by still unknown assailants while driving his car in Inabanga town, Bohol province on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy identified the victim…

CCPO identifies 5 suspects in alleged hazing of college student

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City police have already identified five suspects in the alleged hazing that resulted in the death of Ronnel Baguio, a 20-year-old Mechanical Engineering student last December 2022. However, Police Lieutenant Colonel…

LOOK: Google Doodle features Filipino writer Paz Marquez Benitez

Faith Argosino - @inquirerdotnet 03/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Google honored Filipino writer Paz Marquez Benitez on Friday in remembrance of her 129th birthday and contribution to Philippine literature. Benitez was doodled, holding a book with a purple background surrounded by stars. She…

FACES OF CEBU: Carrie Martinez Bargayo, 37, cancer warrior

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The moment she found out she had cancer, Carrie Martinez Bargayo knew she had a tough battle ahead of her. But the 37-year-old teacher was not one to give up that easily. Bargayo, a…

CLB to DepEd: provide more trainings for teachers on ‘positive discipine’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Teachers, especially those who are assigned in public schools, also need help and guidance, especially in determining ways to impose discipline on their students. With this, an official of the Children’s Legal Bureau…

What is Valentine’s Day for you?

Immae Lachica 02/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Valentine’s Day or V-Day has been coined with a lot of names in the past years.  According to the Encyclopedia Britannica,” Valentine’s Day is a “holiday” when lovers express their affection with greetings…

Boy dies after falling down stairs in China; had raised hand 7 times to tell teacher he was ill

The Strait Times/Asia News Network 02/13/2023

The November 2020 death of a young child in China has caused an online stir after the boy’s mother posted on the Weibo platform on Monday how he had raised his hand repeatedly to alert his teacher…

Teacher shares convo with student about having no more rice to eat to motivate other kids to go to school

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 01/19/2023

CEBU, Philippines — A teacher, from Compostela, Davao de Oro, took to social media to share a screenshot of a chat with his student asking for an excuse for not attending class because they don’t have rice…

FACES OF CEBU: Lynette Refugio, 38, LET passer

Vhenna Marie Mantilla 01/08/2023

CEBU, Philippines—It is notable that for many students, taking the board exams and passing on the first take are among their major goals after college graduation.  After all, getting a license to practice the profession you dreamed…

Six-year-old boy held after shooting teacher in US

Agence France Presse 01/07/2023

WASHINGTON – A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary…

Road accidents in CV up in 2022; several motorcycle crashes noted in Cebu

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the easing of restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March 2022, more businesses opened, more tourists started to arrive, and face-to-face classes were implemented. Amid all these as the economy of…

65-year-old mom tops LET exams, fulfills dream of becoming a teacher like her son

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 12/23/2022

CEBU, Philippines —  Ma. Nida Moran Suarez was one of the top notchers of the October 2022 Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET). But she was no ordinary top notcher because this mom from Dalaguete town in southern…

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