OFWs, teachers targeted by loan scams, SEC Cebu warns

Pia Piquero 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and teachers are increasingly becoming prime targets of sophisticated loan scams, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned. With the holiday season approaching, the release of year-end bonuses and…

Mandaue City targets early release of cash incentives for teachers

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/12/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City government targets to release the P10, 000 annual cash incentive for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel earlier than usual this year. Councilor Malcolm Sanchez, chairman of the Committee on…

Teachers: The pillars of society

10/05/2024

Teachers are the backbone of any society.  They don’t just impart knowledge; they inspire, guide, and shape the future by nurturing the minds of the next generation.  Without teachers, there would be no doctors, engineers, artists, or…

World Teachers’ Day: Five stories about teachers that caught Cebuanos’ attention

Kurt Daryle Romariz 10/04/2024

It is true that each person remembers at least one great teacher who inspired them to do great things and changed their lives for the better. It may be an English teacher who inspired you to become…

Public school teachers to get pay hike differentials this month

Dianne Sampang 09/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will receive their 2024 salary increase differentials in September, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Saturday. The pay increase for the teachers is mandated under the Executive Order 64 issued by…

Exodus of teachers alarms DepEd; Education cluster formed

Julie Aurelio, Melvin Gascon 08/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is keeping a close watch on reports of public school teachers leaving for job opportunities abroad, thereby increasing the teacher shortage in the country. In that regard, Education Secretary…

Angara: Teachers to receive P5,000 chalk allowance on July 29

Luisa Cabato 07/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The P5,000 “chalk allowance” for teachers will be released on the opening of classes on Monday, July 29, newly installed Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Tuesday. “‘Yung chalk allowance will be released very…

Law granting teachers P10,000 for supplies up for PBBM’s approval

06/01/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday will sign a measure granting public school teachers an annual allowance of P10,000 starting next year, to offset their expenses in buying their own teaching supplies. The proposed “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo (Support…

Cebuana LET topnotcher dedicates feat to her late father

Kurt Romariz 05/28/2024

On the third Sunday of June, sons and daughters worldwide make their respective efforts to make their fathers feel special in time for Father’s Day. While most are still contemplating what gift they can give to their…

10 grads from Cebu universities top March 2024 LET

Kurt Romariz 05/24/2024

Ten graduates from Cebu universities were topnotchers in the recently released results of the March 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LET). These are students coming from five different Cebu-based schools. They are among the 71,429 examinees…

DepEd orders immediate removal of admin tasks from teachers’ workload

Zacarian Sarao 01/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially ordered the immediate removal of administrative tasks from teachers’ workloads on Friday. The issuance of Department Order (DO) 002 came a day after Vice President and Education…

4Ps beneficiary from Argao is Top 3 in LET

Futch Anthony Inso 12/08/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary from Canbantug, Argao, landed as top 3 in the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Marichu Abregana, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BEED) graduate…

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