Tag: Cebu

Educators increase access to schools; donate bikes to students living in far-flung areas in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Nov 12 — The Philippine Educators Association of CESOs and Eligibles, Inc. (PEACE) handed over 18 bicycles to students of Lusaran National High School in support of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Pedals and Paddles Project, a campaign to bring boats and bikes to schoolchildren in far-flung areas aiming to boost access to education. DepEd statement released yesterday quoted Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC as saying that the department remains committed to […]

More than 2,000 passengers stranded

More than 2, 000 passengers were stranded in the ports of five regions due to the rampage of tropical storm “Mario”. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, a total of 2, 480 passengers were stranded in the ports of NCR, Cebu, Southern Tagalog, Western Visayas and Bicol. A total of 15 vessels, 7 motor boats and 252 rolling cargoes were not allowed to travel.

Thousands attend evangelical missions in Cebu and Palawan

THE Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) recently held successive evangelical-relief missions in Cebu and Palawan as part of its ongoing intensified campaign to reach out to more people under the project called “Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko” or “My Countrymen, My Brethren.” More than 25,000 attended the activity held on Friday, June 20, at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum.  The area overflowed with people, filling even the area in front of the coliseum. The attendees who came […]