A teachers’ group welcomed several bills on career progression that have been filed before the House of Representatives and are due for a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 23. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement, expressed full support for...
A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the reported 31 million doses or P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines that have gone to waste. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) "The government should not take the over 31 million doses of wasted Covid-19 lightly. This wastage is worth an estimated...
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...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 16, graced the Department of Education (DepEd) Tarlac Province’s 120th Founding Anniversary, where she put the spotlight on teachers and DepEd officials who faced many challenges, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice...
A teachers’ group on Monday, Nov. 14, reiterated the need for a “higher budget” for the education sector as the country grapples with the learning crisis brought about by school closures amid the pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “There is a marked deflation in the grades of our...
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
While it acknowledges the reminder of the Department of Education (DepED) for its employees to observe and practice “professionalism” at all times, a teachers’ group on Wednesday, Nov. 9, urged the agency to clarify its newly-issued directive. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’...
The online oathtaking ceremony for new professional teachers will be on Nov. 14 at 9 a.m., the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN It will be spearheaded by PRC-Cebu through Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Inductees need to wear formal or business attire and use a...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called the national government’s continuous “neglect” to the needs of educators and learners as “disheartening.” It said that amid the implementation of face-to-face classes, many educators and learners are still suffering from the...
As long as it is school related or within the “school setting,” the Department of Education (DepED) said that teachers are still allowed to use social media platforms to reach out or communicate with their students. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Spokesperson Michael Poa, during a...
Hundreds of typhoon-hit teachers received assistance from their fellow educators to help ensure that they could continue to fulfill their teaching tasks. (Courtesy of ACT Philippines) Through the “Tulong Guro” project of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), around 400 teachers in 20...
