While it acknowledged the importance of the government’s vaccination efforts for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a group on Friday, July 16, said that there are other measures that can be implemented to ensure the safety of students and teachers. Face-to-face classes held before the...
Teachers groups on Friday, July 16, welcomed the announcement of the Department of Education (DepEd) on the school opening in September but also urged the agency to address various concerns of students and teachers - especially those that are related to the implementation of distance learning....
If only a group of teachers can give grades to the current administration and the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd), they would receive “F” marks or failing grades. (INA HERNANDO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines (ACT), on Friday, July 9, slammed...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Thursday, July 8, said that it has started gearing up to “charge” President Duterte in his last State of the Nation (SONA) over his “failure to deliver on his promises” - especially on doubling teachers’ salary. To drumbeat the...
A group on Thursday, July 1, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for its “failure to obligate” some P1.744 billion “Bayanihan 2” allotment for distance learning needs. (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed disappointment over DepEd’s...
A group of education workers expressed optimism that teachers will soon be paid for rendering extra hours of work for the current school year. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines gave an update on the service credit for the overtime...
A group on Tuesday, June 22, slammed President Duterte for once again rejecting proposals to implement limited face-to-face classes. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The Philippine education system is being held hostage by the Duterte administration’s ineptitude in dealing with the...
Contrary to the claims of the Department of Education (DepEd), a group on Wednesday, June 16, said that teachers’ benefits are not just “overly delayed” but are also "inadequate." A public school teacher holding class before the COVID-19 pandemic. (DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Having already rendered 50 days out of the 77 days of overtime work for the current school year, public school teachers are asking the government to compensate them - especially with only a month left before School Year (SY) formally closes. ACT is asking the CSC to compensate teachers after having...
Exactly a month before the current school year officially comes to an end, a group of education workers slammed the government for failing to provide laptops and data allowances for teachers under the “Bayanihan 2.” Some teachers hold online classes under the distance learning set-up due to...
As distance learning continues to further widen learning gaps, a group of education workers underscored the need for the government to allow the conduct of limited in-person classes in areas with low or no reported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students...
In order to improve the state of learning in the country, a group of education workers on Monday, June 7, underscored the need to implement “decisive, aggressive, and scientifically backed” measures. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed...
