President Marcos has approved the salary increase of government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) employees. Marcos made the announcement in his speech during the celebration of GOCC day at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 16. "I have approved the Compensation and Position...
Think tuition hikes are just a way for schools to make more money? Think again. In Philippine private schools, tuition fee increases are not arbitrary—they’re carefully regulated. A large portion of any approved hike - 70percent are allocated for increases in teachers and staff, salaries,...
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) renewed its appeal for a substantial salary increase for public school teachers on Thursday, September 11, insisting that government funds are sufficient to support the proposal if priorities are properly aligned. TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas, in a...
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...
While private school teachers welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to raise the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), a group on Tuesday, August 5, expressed concern that the current P24,000 ceiling remains insufficient—excluding the vast majority of instructors from low-income...
In a bid to advance education equity and uplift the welfare of private school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, August 1, announced a substantial increase in the annual Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
A teachers’ group has sounded the alarm over what it calls a deepening education crisis, marked by chronic shortages in classrooms, teachers, and learning resources, as School Year (SY) 2025–2026 officially opens on Monday, June 16. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) blamed what it...
President Marcos has assured Filipino workers on Labor Day that their concerns on better wages are being addressed by the government through the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the 123rd Labor Day Celebration at the SMX...
Citing the rising cost of living and the increasing demands of the profession, a group of teachers and education workers on Monday, April 28, renewed their call for a P50,000 monthly starting salary for educators. Teachers and education workers urge Malacañang for substantial salary increase (ALI...
(John Louie Abrina/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate has a big problem with the government’s justification for the hefty fare hike on the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1. In particular, Zarate questioned the...
With the United States (US) being the Philippines’ top export destination at the start of 2025, Moody’s Analytics said the tariffs that US President Donald Trump plans to impose on cross-border goods may hurt exporters. “A potential reciprocal US tariff due to be announced on April 2 is a...
Minimum wage earners and domestic workers in Region V will receive higher pay starting April 5 following the approval of a wage increase by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. In a statement, DOLE said the National...
