Teachers remained hopeful that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would honor his campaign promise to increase their salaries as they open their doors for dialogues with the government. DepEd file photo The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) said increases in the salaries of...
A group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow a teacher representation in the transition team amid the ongoing Makati-Taguig dispute. DepEd / Manila Bulletin The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement issued Friday, Aug. 18, called for a “smooth transition” of...
Isabela 1st district Rep. Tonypet Albano (left), and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshots from YouTube live) Two congressmen clashed during the budget hearing of the Department of Tourism (DOT) before the House Committee on Appropriations,...
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...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, Aug. 15, reiterated their calls for a salary increase, noting that the “concrete” conditions of teachers are enough grounds for an urgent pay hike. NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO “Why is it taking too long for them to provide salary...
"Love the Philippines" logo ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro prodded the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, Aug. 15 to file charges against Doyle, Dane & Bernbach (DDB) Philippines--the contractor behind the fiasco that was the "Love the...
Vice President Sara Duterte shrugged off the comments made by House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro against the P500-million confidential funds that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) requested, insisting instead that the matter must be left to Congress....
The Department of Education (DepEd) will be releasing the P5,000 cash allowance to eligible teachers once classes in public schools start by the end of this month. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Good news to our teachers!,” said DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla in a Facebook...
A group of education workers called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide “clear and definite plans” on how it will lessen the administrative loads and tasks currently handled by classroom teachers. Teachers paint school chairs before school opening as part of DepEd's 'Brigada...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the recent sinking of motorboat MB Princess Aya in Binangonan, Rizal, which resulted in the drowning of 27 passengers. Castro, a House deputy...
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...
