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...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Sunday refuted a report that the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) is supporting the presidential and vice presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, respectively. Sotto, who is running...
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac--Leaders of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) here have endorsed the candidacies of UniTeam presidential bet Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Saturday, April 2, denied Senator Imee Marcos’ accusations that the matter of her family’s P203-billion estate tax debt was a smear campaign against his brother, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., even though it has been 23 years since the Supreme Court ruled...
Malacañang has assailed the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) after it called for global Magnitsky sanctions on the so-called "Dirty Dozen" of rights violators in the country including President Duterte. The International Coalition for Human Rights in the...
