Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Saturday, Feb. 4, warned against the planned expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), and called on Filipinos to guard the country’s freedom and sovereignty against foreign excursions. ACT Teachers...
As teachers play a crucial role in the success of education delivery, a group welcomed the proposal to amend the Republic Act 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We believe that in order to fix the education system, the priority must be...
A group of education workers asked the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to provide “definite plans and timelines” for the commitments given to teachers as stated in the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. (DepEd file...
The dismal results in licensure examination indicate that teacher education in the country needs a lot of improvement, a group on Thursday, Feb. 2, said. DepEd file photo Industry-led Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), in a press conference, underscored the need to raise the bar in teacher...
Recognizing their crucial role in the success of education delivery among Filipino learners, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, said that teachers will be given more support so they can teach better. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivered...
The lack of school infrastructure and facilities remains the “most pressing issue“ being faced by the country’s education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Jan. 30. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons saying it “will not solve violence in schools.” (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “The concern needs a more substantive and comprehensive solution, not a simplistic police quick fix,”...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, listed several issues and concerns that they expect the Department of Education (DepEd) to report as the agency presents its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER) next week. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “On top of our list of expectations is for the...
To demonstrate “delicadeza,” a group of teachers urged officials involved in the purchase of overpriced laptops to vacate their respective posts through courtesy resignation or filing a leave of absence. (Image from Unsplash) “While no formal charges have yet been filed against the said...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla on Wednesday, January 25, sought and end to the "abono" situation of public school teachers who have to pay in advance for the needs of their students, out of their own pockets Padilla said he was throwing his full support behind proposed measures providing additional...
Under her term as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte said that more attention will be given to teachers, learners as well as school infrastructure to address challenges in the country’s basic education system. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Tututukan natin...
An organization of employees under the Department of Education (DepEd) with Head Teachers (HTs) positions in the national plantilla reiterated its call on the agency not to dissolve their positions to create an expanded career progression system for public school teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA...
