The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Tuesday, Nov. 29, approved two bills that would strengthen students’ access to a creative arts track in secondary school and would improve the welfare of public school teachers through the creation of new teaching positions with higher salary...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to provide a laptop for all K-12 learners enrolled in public schools. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) 474, or the One Learner, One Laptop Act, to ensure that learners can receive quality digital education and distance learning at all times...
Legarda pushes for bill providing computer tablets for public school students Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as she filed Senate Bill No. 1 or...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill which seeks to increase the minimum wage of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel. Legarda said her measure, Senate Bill No. 4, highlights the need to provide adequate support and compensation to address the increasing cost of living. The bill...
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....
