OFW found dead in hotel quarantine facility in Cebu City, family calls for investigation

Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mercidita Torbeso, 53, worked as a teacher in Cambodia for six years, to earn a living for her family in Barangay Lawaan 2, Talisay City. She was eager to go home on September…

FACES OF CEBU: Maribeth Solon Bas, 38, teacher/events host

Immae Lachica 03/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— To stand in front of a crowd is one thing, but to entertain a crowd is an entirely different thing. It takes a lot of confidence and wit to be able to do this…

FACES OF CEBU: Annalie Gantuangco Chica, 45, teacher

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/21/2021

Cebu City, Philippines –“Gidamgo na nako’ng lugara, third year college pako.” Who would have thought that a place she used to dream of would eventually be the place where she’d find her purpose. Annalie Gantuangco, 45, a teacher,…

Netizens show love to viral ‘singing’ teacher Dan

Immae Lachica 03/07/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—  Good vibes. This is what this viral content creator from Liloan town in northern Cebu is giving the netizens with her videos online. Danieca Arreglado Goc-ong, 24, has been sharing her experiences as…

FACES OF CEBU: Maribel Villanueva, 25, scavenger turned teacher

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/15/2020

  Mandaue City, Cebu–As parents would always say, education is a child’s passport for the future. This is the reason why Maribel Villanueva never let challenges in life get in the way of her education. And her hard…

DepEd apologizes for teacher’s FB post body-shaming Angel Locsin

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education apologized in a statement issued on Friday for a Facebook post showing part of a physical education module that body-shamed actress Angel Locsin by calling her “an obese person.” The…

We are not afraid’: France rallies after beheading of teacher

10/19/2020

Paris, France—Tens of thousands of people rallied in Paris and cities across France in solidarity with a teacher beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, as President Emmanuel Macron promised swift action against online extremism.…

Teachers in Tisa create FB page for co-worker suffering from breast cancer

Immae Lachica 09/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Every peso counts. This is the online plea of the friends and family of public school teacher Marife Cedron,42, who is suffering from stage four breast cancer. Cedron has been suffering from breast cancer…

WATCH: Teacher in viral post talks about struggles of students as PH adopts distance learning

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 09/04/2020

  A Facebook post of a senior high school teacher has gone viral after sharing the struggles of his students as the country adopts the distance online learning system amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a Facebook post,…

Errand boy nabbed for robbing, stabbing teacher

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The teacher’s “errand boy” was arrested for robbing and stabbing the public high school teacher at Saturday dawn, August 8, 2020 in Sitio Kamansi, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City. Elmer Bolito Ebora, 26, also…

‘New normal’ dance moves by education student from Cebu

Immae Lachica 08/03/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines–Aside from teaching virtually, teachers need to find new ways to get their students’ attention. And this incoming third-year special education student knows exactly how the  “new normal” of teaching should be done. Read more:…

Teacher facing obstruction rap for trying to hide kin from cops

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A public school teacher has been charged with obstruction of justice after he allegedly tried to hide in his house two relatives, who were pursued by police for engaging in tigbakay or illegal…

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