A group of teachers on Monday, March 18, urged caution in response to the viral video showing a teacher scolding her "undisciplined" students. (Photo form Unsplash) “We appeal not to quickly judge the teacher based solely on the two-minute video,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)...
As the video of an alleged teacher scolding her students made its rounds online, a group called for the protection of their fellow teachers on Monday, March 18. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Teachers are always at a disadvantage,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) National...
Citing various concerns, a group of teachers on Thursday, March 7, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend its Catch-Up Fridays Program. (DepEd file photo) “Catch-Up Friday is not a necessity and therefore must be immediately suspended,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition...
Welcoming the removal of administrative tasks for public school teachers, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 26, to ensure the "full implementation" of the policy. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Ikinatutuwa namin ang pahayag na ito at umaasa kaming magiging...
Amid reports on reverting to the old school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 18, said that the guidelines for the next school year are still being finalized. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Let’s wait for the final DO [Department Order], we’re...
A teachers’ group welcomed the “favorable response” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the clamor of teachers and the general public to revert the school calendar of basic education to the pre-pandemic system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapasalamat kami sa DepEd at...
Teachers and students on Sunday, Jan. 14, reiterated their concerns on the impact of shutting down Senior High School (SHS) programs in government-run higher education institutions (HEIs). Senior High School students (DepEd file photo) “It is our ardent wish that we all work together to...
Groups of teachers and students expressed concern about the discontinuation of the Senior High School (SHS) Program in government-funded universities and colleges nationwide. Senior High School students under the Technical-Vocational track (DepEd file photo) “Haphazardly discontinuing the Senior...
The Teacher's Dignity Coalition (TDC) and Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) said on Thursday, Jan. 4, that the decision to end the Senior High School (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) was "haphazard," with no guarantee of...
For a group of teachers, the result of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) “does not come as a surprise” anymore as problems in the country’s education system continue to persist. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Similar to 2018, the Philippines...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, Nov. 30, reiterated the need to strengthen the teaching of Philippine history in the basic education curriculum as the nation commemorated the 160th birth anniversary of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Issuing a statement, the...
A group of teachers expressed their concerns regarding the one-time rice assistance to be provided to government employees for fiscal year 2022. Public school teachers (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) in a statement issued on Monday, Oct. 9,...
