The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to “follow through” on Malacañang’s recent pronouncement that it will initiate a dialogue with the group regarding teachers’ call for P1,500 monthly internet allowance. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
Granting internet allowance to public school teachers in cash requires P18 billion in public funds, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, DepEd said that it has “proactively requested” the Commission on Audit (COA) and the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) is once again demanding for a P1,500 internet allowance for public school teachers to be used during the implementation of blended learning brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) ACT, in a statement issued Wednesday,...
In time for Halloween, a group of education workers staged a protest at the Department of Education (DepEd) main office in Pasig City to once again press the agency for overtime compensation and other economic benefits. (Photo from ACT-NCR) Dressed in Halloween costumes, members of the Alliance of...
Dismayed over the further reduction of the number of participating schools in the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes set to start next month, a group of education workers on Wednesday, Oct. 20, urged the government to focus on building the confidence of stakeholders. Without face-to-face...
Faculty unions, associations, and educators from the private education sector on Saturday, Oct. 16, called on the next leaders of the country to pay attention to the plight of private schools especially amidst the pandemic. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers -...
Despite the “denial” coming from the Department of Education (DepEd), a group of education workers on Friday, Oct. 15, asserted that its call for 77 days of overtime pay has “legal and moral grounds.” (Photo from ACT Philippines) “Teachers have responded to the exigencies of the service...
(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) A group of medical doctors and...
For a group of education workers, the claims that teachers’ pay increased under the Duterte administration is nothing but a “big fat lie” because the the bottom-line of the issue is that the President “failed to fulfill his promise” of doubling their salaries. Photo from Alliance of...
A group of education workers urged teachers to “actively educate” the students and the public on the importance of the upcoming elections as the filing of candidacy for the 2022 polls closed Friday, Oct. 8. ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN “Our teachers have the moral and patriotic duty to...
The celebration of World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Tuesday, Oct. 5, was marked with a protest by a group demanding decent pay, benefits, and support amid the health and socio-economic crises for education workers. (Photo from ACT Philippines / Josh Pelaez) Members of the Alliance of Concerned...
Ahead of the World Teachers’ Day (WTD) celebration on Oct. 5, a group of education stakeholders launched its demands that would push for the rights and welfare of teachers. Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) launched its 5-WTD demands that...
