Thousands of public school teachers across the country will stage a nationwide sit-down strike on November 28, halting regular classes to hold discussions with students on accountability, justice, and long-standing issues in the education sector. Leaders of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
A group of teachers on Monday, November 17, expressed full support for the bill extending the mandate of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), saying the commission’s research and policy work remain crucial as the country grapples with a persistent learning crisis. The...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, November 6, condemned what it called the government’s “criminal neglect” of education following the revelation that 24.8 million Filipinos are functionally illiterate — a figure it described as “a damning indictment of decades of underfunding and systemic...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 30, said it is exploring the leasing of closed private schools and other idle properties to help ease the country’s classroom shortage, which reached 165,000 classrooms nationwide in 2022. In partnership with the Student First Coalition...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, October 22, slammed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for its failure to meet classroom construction targets, urging the Marcos administration to intervene and address what it called a worsening education infrastructure crisis. The Alliance of...
Vice President Sara Duterte admitted going through a “professional crisis” when she was suddenly attacked by the Marcos administration during her time as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). The official shared about her struggles inside the official family of President Marcos...
Stressing that fixing the country’s teacher licensure system is a “matter of national survival,” the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) has once again urged the government to implement urgent reforms in the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (BLEPT). As part of...
Filipino teachers kicked off National Teachers’ Month 2025 on September 3 with a powerful protest demanding higher pay and a bigger education budget. The protest, staged at the House of Representatives, saw members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines urging lawmakers to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded the public that fixers are not needed to access services under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD-Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) Director Edwin Morata said its social workers are fully equipped...
The municipal government of Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental officially opened a new facility aimed at supporting abused women and children as well as individuals facing personal crises. Municipal officials led by Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo and husband, Vice Mayor Felix Mathias Yulo III,...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's sentiments over the state of the country 's education only reflect that her two-year stint in the Department of Education (DepEd) was a "complete failure," Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro pointed out in...
To prove their commitment to education, a teachers’ group has challenged government leaders to enroll their children in public schools. In a viral social media post, Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) National Chairperson Benjo Basas proposed a law that would mandate all elected officials—from...
