AWYER Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi talks to distraught "dead" teachers all the time, but she makes it a point to crack jokes when they call her on her cell phone at night. "I appeal to them, please don't call me at night," she says. "I'm afraid of you, you're already dead." … [Read more...]

WE DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW THE EXACT address of the gym where Manny Pacquiao was training that Saturday afternoon two weekends ago. The phalanx of big vehicles-big as in VIP-big-parked on the roadside was sufficient marker. Seeing the battleship of a Dodge parked right in front of the gym, we presumed that was the champ's car and that the champ was indeed inside. … [Read more...]

LAS PIÑAS CITY, Philippines - When the latest results of the National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 6 students came out in June 2007, this southern Metro Manila city got the fourth highest score in the National Capital Region (NCR), adding yet another item in Las Piñas's growing list of achievements. … [Read more...]

STA. CRUZ, Marinduque - Blessings from heaven, Luisa Rioflorido had thought of the sudden drizzle that sunny, humid afternoon on March 15 when her son and 110 other college graduates of Santa Cruz Institute began their commencement march from their school to the plaza in Sta. Cruz town in Marinduque. … [Read more...]

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to monitor the prices of basic commodities in Zamboanga City even as it warns of a possible increase in the prices of school supplies. … [Read more...]

MAGUINDANAO: Ten-year-old Dino and two younger boys were harassing a hapless chicken under a neighbor's nipa house. Covered with dust, the boys obviously hadn't had a bath just yet that day, and had chosen to go after the chicken, while other children in this village trooped to a nearby river to soak and to play. … [Read more...]

Davao City (14 May) -- Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus has institutionalized Brigada Eskwela (BE), a program that bridges linkages with private sectors for possible resource generation to improve public education. This year's Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) is set on June 2-7, 2008 with the MANDATORY participation by ALL public elementary and secondary schools. … [Read more...]

MANILA, May 14 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was assured Wednesday that the repair of the burnt Teodora Alonzo High School building in Sta. Cruz, Manila will be completed before the opening of classes next month. The assurance came from the school's authorities who welcomed the President when she visited the school this morning to look into the progress of the repair work. … [Read more...]