THE public school teacher involved in a controversial Tiktok video in which she was caught humiliating her students for cheating in her exam has not appeared at her school since Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. According to the principal of the school where the teacher was currently employed, the teacher has requested not to attend classes […]
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Utzurrum: Blast from the past: STC-HS ‘72 turns golden (Conclusion)
It was indeed a blast from the past that St. Theresa’s College – High School Class 1972 celebrated during its Golden Jubilee at the STC campus in Cebu! It was a record attendance of long-lost high school classmates, some of whom hadn’t seen each other since high school graduation. There were lots of hugs and […]
Mango seller saved from death, thanks to her ‘Angyl’
ANGYL Faith Ababat never thought that her trip to downtown Cebu City to buy school requirements would lead her to become a hero. Ababat, 21, a second year nursing student of the University of Cebu (UC) Banilad campus, is being recognized for her compassion and immediate response when she helped save Bernadeta Zamora from bleeding […]
DepED to prioritize repair of school facilities this year
A SCHOOL in Abra damaged by an earthquake in October 2022. — PULOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) will prioritize the renovation of damaged school buildings this year, with the lack of facilities considered as a major handicap to the country’s education system, the education secretary said on Monday. “The […]
Editorial: Inviting the police to school
Memories never truly fade. Some memories seep into nightmares and keep the nights sleepless. The worst of these nightmares walk among the living. The proposed “Anti-Violence and School Safety Ordinance” filed by Cebu City Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa evinces deep reserves of trust in the police that, the honorable solon may have overlooked, is not […]
EXPLAINER: Abellanosa ordinance on ‘anti-violence and school safety’ draws activist flak. Protesters see it as attempt to muzzle academic freedom. Police had admitted they don’t have enough people for Cebu City schools.
A PUBLIC hearing by the Cebu City Council Wednesday, January 18, 2023 on the proposed ordinance titled “Anti-Violence and School Safety Ordinance” drew opposition from the student council and a faculty organization of University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu. The ordinance, filed by Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa, mainly requires schools “to submit its calendar of […]
PHL ramps up teacher hiring to help resolve learning poverty
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter MORE than 11,000 teachers have been hired this year to help boost basic education and recover learning losses, Malacañang said on Sunday. Citing a Department of Education (DepEd) report, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said the government has hired 11,580 teachers and created 5,000 administrative officer items […]
TANAKA Contributes to Venture Capital Fund “DMC No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership” Aiming to Establish a Medical Venture Ecosystem in Japan
TOKYO, Dec 20, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates the TANAKA Precious Metals manufacturing business, announced today that it has made an equity contribution to the medical venture capital fund Diamond Medino Capital (DMC) No. 1 Investment Limited […]
Eisai and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Enter Into Comprehensive Research Collaboration Agreement Aiming to Create New Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases
TOKYO, Dec 15, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that Eisai and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have entered into a comprehensive research collaboration agreement aiming to create potential novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Washington University is world […]
Zonta Club awards 9 outstanding young women with cash grant
NINE women outstanding graduates from public high schools receive recognition and cash grant from the Zonta Club of Cebu 1 during a recognition activity on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Jane Panganiban, president of Zonta Club of Cebu 1, told SunStar Cebu the activity started in 2021. Since then, they decided to make it yearly to […]
STI narrows loss to P42.37M on higher enrollments
STI EDUCATION Systems Holdings, Inc. managed to shrink its attributable net loss in the past quarter to P42.37 million from the P114.23 million loss incurred last year after recording higher revenues. In a press release on Thursday, the listed company said that in the three months ending September, its revenues reached P500.35 million, up by […]
UC founder gives brand-new car to PLE topnotcher
DR. MARK Johnuel Duavis, who ranked 10th in the October 2022 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), received a brand-new car from the University of Cebu (UC), his alma mater. UC president and chairman Augusto Go personally turned over the brand-new car to Duavis at the UC Medical Center in Mandaue City on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. […]
Scrap K-12 in next decade, senator urges government
A SENATOR on Tuesday asked the government to suspend its K to 12 program, which he said has failed to improve the Philippines’ education quality in the absence of funds. “Either suspend the K to 12 for five to 10 years until we have enough resources, or fund it now as it was envisioned,” Senator […]
Solon questions ample preparations as public schools return to full face-to-face classes
ELEMENTARY and high school students in public schools are returning to full face-to-face classes on Wednesday after more than two years of online or blended learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a solon representing a teachers’ party-list group said the government has not provided enough support for a safe return to physical classes. “Face-to-face […]
Naga mayor wants security improved in public schools
MORE watchmen will be deployed in public schools in the City of Naga, southern Cebu, following the fatal stabbing of a teacher inside the storage room of City of Naga Integrated Center for Science, Technology, Culture and the Arts (CNICSTCA) in Barangay Inoburan on Saturday evening, Oct. 15, 2022. City of Naga Mayor Valdemar Chiong […]
DepEd 7 chief urges school heads to beef up security following male teacher’s murder in City of Naga
THE head of the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) has urged school heads to increase their security measures and advised teachers to go home as early as possible after work. This after a male teacher, identified as June Leo Pañares, was found dead with stab wounds inside his school’s storage room in […]
DepEd 7 says no problem to optional wearing of face masks on school grounds
AN EDUCATION official in Central Visayas is in favor of the decision of the Department of Education (DepED) to allow the optional wearing of face masks on school grounds. The DepEd’s central office announced on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, that the wearing of face masks in open spaces or non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation, […]
Bills establishing tech-voc special schools approved by House panel
A JOINED House committee approved on Tuesday bills seeking to create so-called “Meister” schools, which are geared towards training graduates for the needs of industry with a heavy concentration of specialized technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses. House Bill (HB) 652 or the proposed Meister Schools Act, authored by Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda, hopes to […]
Private school enrollment drops in CV
THE Department of Education (DepEd) Central Visayas has acknowledged a low enrollment turnout in private schools for the school year 2022-2023, citing the parents’ financial difficulties as one of the main reasons for the decline.As of September, only about 200,000 enrollees were listed by private schools in the region, while about 1.8 million were enrolled […]
More school libraries sought
A CONGRESSMAN at the weekend said the government should resume building school libraries to improve reading comprehension among students. “We should end the moratorium on building new libraries,” Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto said in a statement. “A school without one is like a swimming pool without water.” The Philippines ranked last among 79 countries […]