A group of teachers on Wednesday, Nov. 3, challenged presidential candidates for the 2020 elections to present an “all-inclusive platform” for education. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We hope these politicians do not consider our teachers as mere voters or operators of...
For a teachers’ group, the Department of Education (DepEd) must ensure the safety of both teaching and non-teaching personnel as it conducts the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes at the basic education level starting next month. Photo taken at Agtangao Elementary School in...
More than flowers and praises, teachers on Tuesday, Oct. 5, said that they “deserve dignity.” (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) called on the government, particularly the Department of Education (DepEd), to pay closer attention to the real...
While many sectors welcomed the approval of limited face-to-face classes, a group of teachers on Monday, Sept. 20, asked the government to reconsider its decision to allow the pilot implementation of in-person learning for now. Hundreds of children in Tawi-Tawi received books and pairs of slippers...
Printed modules, lack of gadgets, too much work -- these are just some of the problems that encountered during the first week of classes, a teachers’ group said. Photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel, Sarangani in January 2021 (DepEd Tayo Sarangani Facebook page) “One week after the...
For a teachers’ group, the opening of School Year (SY) 2021-2022 - particularly the first week of classes - is far from being being “successful” as claimed by the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “A mere opening of the school year (not the school) does not...
A teacher from Gregorio Santiago Elementary School in San Miguel, Manila distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day of the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As the new school year opened in public schools, Education Secretary Leonor...
Benjo Basas, the national chairperson of Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is currently confined in a hospital in Caloocan City. TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas (Photo from Teachers' Dignity Coalition Facebook page) TDC, a...
Amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, a group called on the Department of Education (DepEd) not to put the health and safety of its personnel in “danger” especially during the “Brigada Eskwela” period. Photo taken during the 'Brigada Eskwela' in 2019...
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....
A group strongly condemned the “unfair and irresponsible” tagging of a teacher as a potential rapist by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Sorsogon City. Group condemns inclusion of teacher as a 'potential rapist' in a poster released by PNP-Sorsogon City (Photo from Teachers' Dignity...
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has appealed to the government to consider extending the services of more than 1, 000 Senior High School (SHS) to the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo courtesy of DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) TDC national chairperson Benjo Basas said the...