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Koreans freely roaming the streets of Cebu has become as common as chicharon in Carcar and danggit in the capital city's Taboan market.

Aldrin Mar Donceras, 10, a Grade 5 student at the Sibul Elementary School, crosses an improvised cable bridge over the Bulacan River as he goes home after school in Sitio Madlum, Barangay Sibul, San Miguel, Bulacan on Monday, September 30.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed renaming public schools after former education secretaries who have passed away, under a new set of protocol in honoring its former chiefs.

CEBU CITY, Philippines - After gaining international recognition as an emerging destination in the global outsourcing industry, Cebu is up for another title - that of being the 'mecca' of English as a Second Language (ESL) in the world.

A high-ranking official of the education department in Central Visayas supports the proposed law that seeks to reintroduce English as the primary language of instruction in all school levels, but emphasized skills and not only proficiency in English is important in landing a job.

Faculty members and students of Quezon City Science High School (QCSHS) have accused their principal of grave abuse of authority and graft and corruption for allegedly leaking their entrance exam and periodic test to a favored review center.

South Korea ranked 21st among 54 countries in the English proficiency index, indicating its people’s English-language skills are “moderate,” a global survey showed.

The British Council in partnership with SME Networks Phils. Inc has launched the first IELTS Resource Centre in Cebu City.

British Council Country Director Amanda Burrell and SME Director Bright Hwang led the ribbon cutting ceremony together with distinguished guests from the Korean Embassy, Korean Association in Cebu and authorised IELTS registration agents.

A Korean businessman who runs a four-year college in the Philippines is planning to set up a university in the country.

Thousands more Filipino college students graduate in March in the Philippines, while the Philippine unemployment rate rose to 11 percent in January as more Filipinos joined the labor force but did not find work. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), an estimated 3.9 million Filipinos were jobless in January, compared to 3.6 million in the same month in 2003. EPA/DENNIS SABANGAN

Korean people picked “love” as their favorite word in English, a survey showed.

EBS, a state-run education television network, conducted the survey on 1,210 viewers to see which English words they like to hear and say.

A third-grade teacher in the Philadelphia schools has issued a challenge to Gov. Corbett and Mayor Nutter: Teach an hour in my class.

The number of native English teachers in public elementary and secondary schools this year dropped for the second consecutive year to about 7,000, according to data gathered by The Korea Herald.

A coalition of 50 labor groups will push the petition for a P132 wage hike in Central Visayas.

Michael Valle, secretary general for Cebu of the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL), said that the wage adjustment petition will be stronger if all labor unions and federations will come together to push it. Thus the Living Wage Coalition was formed.

ABOUT 60 volunteer teachers hired from different public schools in Talisay City were summarily dismissed from their jobs after they were alleged to be “midnight appointees” of the previous administration.

THIS is a tale of teachers.

Eunice Borlasa is the third teacher in their family. Mother Melina and sister Liezlynne also teach at Eunice’s high school alma mater Luciano B. Rama Sr. Memorial National High School in Camotes Island.

HIS family can't afford to buy kerosene to fuel their lamps, but Grade 5 student Rawie Coquilla isn't discouraged.

"If I can just graduate, my family won't be poor," said Rawie, who sat with two classmates at the back of the Mandaue City Sports Complex yesterday.

Over 100 countries express their teacher appreciation by observing World Teachers' Day (WTD). The efforts of many parents and teachers’ organizations have contributed to this widespread recognition.

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminded schools and educational institutions in the country to admit only foreign students with the required Philippine study visa or permit.

MANILA -- Bullying, including cyber bullying, will soon be outlawed in schools, after President Benigno Aquino III signed a law prohibiting bullying in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.