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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Election hotline for teacher-poll workers launched

Election hotline for teacher-poll workers launched

Published Feb 7, 2022 04:00 pm

To help address election-related issues and concerns of public school teachers who will serve in the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI), an election hotline for teacher-poll workers launched on Monday, Feb. 7.

(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)

“As with every election, we are again opening our lines for our public school teachers who may experience various issues in the course of the election period,” said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines ACT Secretary-General Raymond Basilio.

Among the issues that may be reported to the hotline are compensation concerns; violations of the provisions in the Election Service Reform Act (ESRA); and rights and safety concerns in their performance of duties before and during the elections on May 9, 2022.

“It’s no secret that teachers who are at the frontlines of every election face several issues from compensation to malfunctioning machines, and even threats to their welfare and safety—these are expected to be exacerbated by the current health and socio-economic crises,” Basilio said.

ACT said that since May 2021, the group has been urging the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Department of Education (DepEd), and Congress to ensure fair compensation to all the BEIs and prepare ample medical and legal support, in light of the pandemic and the “rather volatile” political situation.

Currently, the group said it has already received reports on issues with the registration processes of BEIs and several repressive and discriminatory orders from officials at the local level.

ACT also has received reports of some local DepEd officials saying that ACT members are prohibited from serving in the BEIs, while others “threaten” teachers with electioneering for exercising basic, inviolable rights and freedoms to participate in political discussions.

“Our teacher-unionists are among the most patriotic within our sector, proven by their consistent struggle for the upholding of constitutional and democratic rights and liberties,” Basilio said.

“So, it’s no surprise that they have chosen to serve in the elections despite the risks and poor incentives. Instead of recognizing and amplifying the significant voices of educators in the election season—especially at the time when there is an onslaught of fake news and disinformation—DepEd and COMELEC opted to silence them,” he said. “This needs to be addressed by top officials ASAP,” he added.
ACT also reminded COMELEC and DepEd that it is their “foremost duty to ensure that their policies do not violate the constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of their frontliners, and that these are properly implemented by their local representatives.”

The group said that the concerned agencies to ensure teacher-poll workers’ rights and welfare as “they put their own lives on the line in order to protect the sanctity of votes and ensure the proper conduct of the national elections.”

The ACT Teachers’ Election Hotline can be accessed via mobile numbers and ; email ; and Facebook .

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