Administration Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has assured public school teachers that he would look into their salaries and benefits to ensure that it would be commensurate with their workload. Estrada made the promise during a recent interview, saying it is one of his priorities as the...
Pinuno Party-list Rep. Howard Guintu has filed House Bill (HB) 1041, or the proposed “Free On-Site Living Quarters for Public School Teachers Act". Public school teachers at work (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin) “This bill will address the problems of our public school teachers who need to...
Senator Loren Legarda has sought congressional passage of her bill seeking to provide additional benefits and protection to teaching and non-teaching personnel in public schools all over the country. This after Legarda filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2 which seeks to amend specific provisions of...
In a bid to attract more educators to teach in public schools, Sen. Sonny Angara filed a bill raising the minimum salary grade level of teachers from the current Salary Grade 11 to 19. Angara said the bill primarily aims to attract more qualified and competent teachers in public schools and help...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Gon on Sunday, June 26 said he is confident that Executive Order 174 which President Duterte recently issued would help ensure that Filipino students have access to quality education even under the “new normal.” EO 174, which establishes the expanded career...
Days before the Duterte administration ended, Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 174, establishing the expanded career progression system for public school teachers. File Photo (Noel B. Pabalate) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed EO 174 by the authority of President Duterte...
A group urged the incoming leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) to fully implement the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers a vintage law that supports the welfare of public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “The full implementation of the Magna Carta for Teachers may not...
CORDON, Isabela – A public school teacher was arrested by anti-narcotics units for allegedly selling illegal drugs during a buy-bust on Thursday in Brgy. Malapat in this town. The suspect was identified as Drepol Palpallatoc , 38, an elementary public school teacher, and a resident of Brgy....
Reelectionist Senator Sherwiin Gatchalian on Saturday, March 26 said he would pursue amendments to the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers or Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 to make it more responsive to present challenges and uphold the welfare of the sector. “If given the chance to go back to the...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar congratulated the city’s School Division Office (SDO) after being adjudged No. 1 in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the highest number of public school teachers who were vaccinated against COVID-19. Paul San Miguel, head of the Public Information Office...
Over 600 public school teachers in all public schools in the city of San Juan received pneumonia vaccines, health kits, and rice from the city government on Monday, Feb. 14. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the initiative was made as the...
Amid the ongoing public health situation brought by the pandemic, a group of education workers reiterated the need to provide teachers in public schools with sick leave benefits. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, underscored the need to provide public school...
