The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
"The fight is not yet over." 1Sambayan, the lead convenor behind the candidacy of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, made the assurance Tuesday, May 10, as partial and unofficial election results show its bet lagging behind former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In a...
A coalition of education groups once again reiterated its support for the candidacies of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate vice presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan. “The coalition includes Angat Buhay Edukasyon (ABE), Teachers for Leni and Kiko, and the...
DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur--The declarations of support for the UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte keep coming mere days before the elections. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, May 5, called on the government to ensure a stable power supply for upcoming elections and in the coming months for the benefit of schools and learners nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are gravely concerned over the threat of power outages in the...
To monitor all election-related concerns of poll workers during the May 9 elections, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has partnered with the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) to set up a command post. Public school teachers undergo electoral board training in Manila for the May...
A group sought the reaction and official position of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the orders for physical reporting of teachers during election break. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday, April 28 wrote a letter to Commissioner George...
A group on Monday, April 25, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to clarify the tasks of teachers who were expected to report to their respective schools during the scheduled school break for national election-related activities. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “One week to go bago...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, April 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to let school administrators decide whether to require teachers to return to onsite work despite the bad internet connection in most school premises. Human rights...
A group of teachers once again urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to restore Philippine History as a dedicated subject at the secondary level following the “MaJoHa” incident. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), there is an urgent need...
A group of teachers on Sunday, April 10, appealed to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones to halt the implementation of a new policy on work arrangement. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a Facebook post by its national chairperson Benjo...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan formally endorsed former Makati congressman Monsour Del Rosario as their 11th senatorial candidate. Senatorial bet Monsour Del Rosario (Facebook Photo) This was announced by 1Sambayan convenor and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday, April...
