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Ancient schools are always seen as a respected status in the society. Silliman University also located at Dumagute is a huge campus. If you are not familiar with the location, you might end up losing your path. The University holds brilliant students and has a very huge area at Dumaguete.

Silliman University was founded in 1901 by Dr. David Sutherland Hibbard and Laura Crooks Hibbard through a generous donation of $10,000.00 from an American philanthropist, Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman. Silliman University is the first and oldest American university in the Philippines. Some famous landmarks in the university are:
Silliman Hall – The oldest building in Silliman University and in Dumaguete City. It is made from materials from a renovated theater in New York. It houses the anthropology museum of the university. Silliman Portals,the portals are the official insignia of the university. There are a lot of portals within the campus which represent different gateways to life. Some of them are: a.) the Gates of Opportunity; b.) the Gates of Knowledge; and c.) the Gates of Service.
Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium – this 900-seater auditorium is the bastion for Culture and the Arts in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. Its architectural marvel is acknowledged all over the Philippines and also around the world. The Luce Auditorium is also dubbed as the “CCP of the South”.

If you plan to visit Dumagute, don’t forget to visit this historical place. It is also near their Boulevard and food establishments. The location is very enticing because you get to sit around the edges and wait for the sun to set. It is also very healthy to go jogging early in the morning. According to the locals, crime rates are low in the

Cebu has the best schools in the country. It provides good education and improved facilities for students to enjoy. One of which is the University of  San Carlos which is one of the oldest schools in Cebu. It has 4 campuses for high school and college. It offers different courses and has the advance technology for school usage.

One of the top universities outside Manila, the University of San Carlos enjoys an environment free from the hustle and bustle that often distracts students in the capital. But the difference stops there.

As the business and tourist hub of Southern Philippines, Metro Cebu provides Carolinians (as USC students are called) with a cosmopolitan setting where malls are just a few minutes away from the beaches, heritage towns, or mountain resorts.

With its four campuses housing all levels of educational programs that include eight colleges and 27 departments, USC is truly a “universe-city” in its own right. International linkages now External Affairs and a steady influx of foreign students and visiting professors have made USC a multicultural academic community bonded by the common pursuit for global standards.

e University of San Carlos is an educational institution in Cebu City. It is the oldest school in the Philippines, established by Spanish Jesuits in 1595, and it is a Roman Catholic school of higher learning governed by the Society of the Divine Word since 1935. It offers pre-elementary and basic education as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, and a broad spectrum of academic programs through its eight colleges.

It consists of four campuses in different areas of metropolitan Cebu – the main university along P. del Rosario St., the Talamban campus (TC – Technological Center), the north campus (formerly the Boys High) along Gen. Maxilom Ave., and the south campus (formerly the Girls High) along corners J. Alcantara St., P. Del Rosario Ext. and V. Rama Avenue.

Due to the damages made Bagyong Undoy, it has been declared that there will be no sembreak for the students. During the typhoon, there were a lot of losses and that includes classes. During the event, classed were also suspended due to the massive rain and heavy winds. Since the semestral break will only last for a week,DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said “We have to make up for the lost time so there will be no semestral break since it will only last for one week” .

TO MAKE up for lost time due to the suspension of classes over typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, the Department of Education (DepEd) Sunday said there will be no more semestral break, while the Christmas vacation will be shortened for those who went on a one-week break since last week.

“We have to make up for the lost time so there will be no semestral break since it will only last for one week,” DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said.

The one-week break for elementary and high school students usually takes place in the third to the last week of October.

At the same time, the DepEd chief said they are also considering alternatives for the students, such as holding classes on Saturdays, two-shift classes and a home study program.

“We are looking at flexible alternatives such as holding classes in covered courts and other structures in the affected areas,” he said.

Required

Lapus said holding makeup classes is necessary in order to attain the required 204 class days in a school year. Remedial classes are usually held on Saturdays and semester breaks.

The DepEd 2009-2010 calendar says the school year shall begin on June 1, 2009 and end on March 31, 2010.

First quarter

This is divided into 54 class days in the first quarter, 48 in the second and 51 each for the third and last quarter, Lapus said.

At the same time, the official also said that he already ordered DepEd-National Capital Region Director Teresita Domalanta and other regional directors to provide schools the necessary guidelines in holding makeup or remedial classes in accordance with DepEd Order 25.

He said the exceptions are: if the school is still not accessible via public transportation; if the school is being used as an evacuation center; and if the local government still suspended classes in the area.

Return

But he said that in general, many want to return to their classes.

The DepEd suspended classes in Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila in the wake of tropical storm “Ondoy” since Monday last week.

To pave the way for the resumption of classes today, Lapus said they will try to consolidate evacuees in a single school to give way to the students.

Public schools in many flooded places are being used as evacuation centers.

The DepEd chief said evacuees staying in various public schools will be transferred to gymnasiums and bigger venues.

“Those that can be consolidated into other buildings will be done so that classes can be started. Also, we will utilize all covered courts and any available space for classroom instruction in the meantime,” Lapus said.