For a group of education workers, it takes more than “peace and discipline” to address the learning crisis in the country. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) “What we need is a leadership that recognizes the learning crisis, the desperate quality of education, the chronically underpaid status...
United States President Joseph Biden called presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., now leading by 16 million votes in the polls, to congratulate him and share his desire to strengthen the two countries’ alliance. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos Jr. (left) and US President Joe Biden...
(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) A group of medical workers has called on the government to increase the salary and improve the working conditions of the country’s health workers. The Alliance of Healthcare Workers (AHW) made the statement in time for the observance of the National Health Workers...
A vape and e-cigarette advocates organization on Thursday, May 5 called for the immediate passage of the so-called "Vape Bill." Members of the Vapers Alliance (MANILA BULLETIN) The Vapers Alliance (VA)--an organization of 3,500 vape and e-cigarette stakeholders, according to their Facebook...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim We have been saying for so long now that we are an attractive country to invest in because of our large, young, talented, and English-speaking workforce. But is it ready to make the Philippines become a potent global player as the world economy starts embracing Industry...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 1, commemorated the country’s Labor Day by highlighting the Filipino workers’ need for “just wages,” “protection from abuse,” and “elimination of the old and rotten system” to reach progress. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, more than doubled its net income to P23.8 billion last year from the P10.26 billion posted in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its earnings were bolstered by the resurgence in activities...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Monday, April 25, bared the labor issues and concerns of teachers and other education workers and pledged to highlight their plight and demands during the observance of Labor Day 2022. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) To discuss the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) on Tuesday, April 19, protested against the Department of Education's (DepEd) Memorandum No. 029 that requires the 100 percent on-site reporting of all teachers in areas under Alert Level 1. (Image courtesy of ACT-NCR Union) The...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for asking teachers without election duties to report to schools even when classes were declared suspended. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is beyond ridiculous to force teachers without election...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, once again called for the suspension of the Department of Education (DepEd) directive requiring the mandatory physical reporting of teachers in schools under Alert Level 1. Faculty members of Commonwealth High School in Ecol St., Quezon City report...
The internet signal in most Metro Manila schools is “not strong” enough for teachers to hold online classes, a survey conducted by a group released on Monday, April 18, showed. Unstable internet connection in schools becomes a major challenge for teachers who are required for onsite reporting....
