Curriculum changes should be coupled with improvements in teachers' welfare as well. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group This is the message that the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) conveyed to the government after the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the revised curriculum for...
As a response to the clamor of teachers to have more time for actual teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it will soon issue interim guidelines to reduce their non-teaching tasks. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa, during...
Teachers were among those that were looking forward to the updates by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. especially for the education sector when he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) While Marcos mentioned...
Teachers expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will outline specific plans for them and the education sector when he delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon, July 24. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
(NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Concerned agencies in the release of the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) were urged by teachers to ensure that the release of the said incentive will no longer be delayed. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and the Teachers’ Dignity...
Teachers’ groups urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to act on the concerns related to the delayed release of the 2021 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB). (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued on Thursday, July 13,...
A teachers’ group on Friday, June 9, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make adjustments in the school calendar for basic education to ensure the welfare of learners and school personnel. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City line up before going inside their...
Groups of teachers expressed concerns about the implementation of learning camps nationwide in July as planned by the Department of Education (DepEd). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate...
A group of teachers welcomed the proposed changes in the K to 123 curriculum as contained in the draft released by the Department of Education (DepEd) last month. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Curriculum changes are imperative if we hope to ever recover and initial steps have already been...
As some teachers and students suffer from extreme heat during in-person classes, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow schools to implement “shorter” class hours and temporarily suspend the wearing of the official uniform for teachers during classes. (DepEd / MB Visual...
While it recognized the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) reminding schools to shift to distance learning due to extreme heat, a group of teachers pushed for a “more strategic approach” that will address the concern of students and personnel who attend in-person classes during the...
Groups of teachers on Monday, April 17, welcomed the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop the search for the best “Brigada Eskwela” implementers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO “Dapat lang na hindi na ito gawing contest, kasi kawawa ang mga teacher na napipilitan...
