A group of education workers on Thursday, Feb. 23, expressed disappointment over the “obvious aversion” of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the calls for a salary increase for teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Instead of recognizing the economic hardships of public...
Carrying their artistic placards designed into heart emojis, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines protested outside the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Central Office to air their “hearts’ desires’” in time for the celebration of Valentine’s Day on Tuesday,...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons saying it “will not solve violence in schools.” (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “The concern needs a more substantive and comprehensive solution, not a simplistic police quick fix,”...
A teachers’ group on Tuesday, Jan. 3, backed the administration’s decision to suspend the scheduled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium contribution increase for the calendar year 2023. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) A memorandum released by the Office of the...
In the “spirit of fairness and due appreciation” of the teachers’ service to the nation this Christmas season, a group on Wednesday, Dec. 21, urged the government to give the one-time full payment of P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for the personnel of the Department of Education...
A group of education workers on Sunday, Nov. 27, once again pushed for the adjustment to the salaries of teachers. (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) “We demand for a four-grade adjustment to teachers’ salaries, starting from the upgrading of Teacher I positions from salary grade 11 to salary...
A group of education workers on Thursday, Nov. 24, lauded the move of the Senate to rechannel millions in confidential funds to other items in its approved version of the 2023 budget. Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) staged a picket protest in front of the House of...
With the "worsening" economic crisis, public school teachers urged the government to implement relief measures as soon as possible. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Hundreds of public school teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and ACT National Capital Region (NCR) Union staged...
A group once again called on the government to increase the salary of teachers as they continue to lose a significant portion of their monthly pay to inflation. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “With the country’s inflation rate hitting a 14-year high of 7.7 percent in October 2022, the...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on August 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaps in education resources marred the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 22,...
Members of ACT hold sunrise protest to demand government responsibility for safe school reopening (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) At sunrise, public school teachers on Monday, Aug. 22 staged a picket protest at Mendiola in Manila to call on the government to take on its responsibility for the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded heads of schools in public schools nationwide that any collection of fees or solicitation from volunteers or stakeholders is not allowed during the implementation of “Brigada Eskwela.” DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela in 2019 (Photo courtesy of DepEd)...
