A group of teachers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure that security in schools will be strictly enforced to ensure the safety of students and teachers in time for the opening of classes on Aug. 22 and the full face-to-face classes in November. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Teachers'...
The country’s K-12 basic education system failed to fulfill its promises, said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) ten years after the program was implemented in the Philippines. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Noong magsisimula ang K-12 na ito 10 years ago, pinag uusapan na natin...
Despite the government’s pronouncement that classes for the incoming school year will start next month, a teachers’ group once again appealed to Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to reconsider the school opening date set on Aug. 22. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Nagkaisa, the broadest coalition of labor groups in the Philippines, called on the national government to immediately act on the recent disappearances of several labor and peasant activists in the country. (Nagkaisa) “We are alarmed by this report as it brings back memories of what has done...
A group of teachers urged Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to “reconsider” moving the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023, which has been set on Aug. 22, to a later date to give them enough time to rest. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are ready to take...
For teachers to have enough rest, a group on Friday, July 8, urged Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to move to mid-September or early October the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Sin Tax Coalition group urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the vape bill. In a statement, the group said that by vetoing Senate Bill 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act will help "prevent more young non-smokers from being...
A group of teachers on Thursday, June 30, urged newly-inaugurated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to fulfill the promises made to the education sector during the campaign period. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Any new administration signals a new beginning and therefore hope...
A group of teachers has come up with a list of what they want Vice President-elect Sara Duterte to focus on once she formally assumes her post as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural address in Davao City on June 19, 2022...
The public school teachers who were victims of phishing schemes involving their accounts under the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) are still expecting a favorable resolution of their cases. (Photo from Unsplash) According to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), the teachers who have lost...
The leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to clarify some of the content of its new order that will “extend the work of teachers” beyond the scheduled end of the school year this month. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Monday,...
A group urged the incoming leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) to fully implement the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers a vintage law that supports the welfare of public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “The full implementation of the Magna Carta for Teachers may not...
