A teachers’ group on Thursday, Dec. 9, urged the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) to call the attention or even “take legal actions” against field officials who allegedly violate the agency’s policy on teachers’ work arrangements. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Lawmakers on Thursday, Dec. 9 questioned the Department of Education (DepEd) over the supposed waivers exempting the agency from any liability amid threats of COVID-19 that are allegedly being given to teachers participating in the face-to-face classes. During House Committee on Education and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged teachers, parents, and other reading specialists to use the Reading Progress Tool to cultivate and assess learners’ reading skills. Photo taken in September 2021 (DepEd Region XI) “As an avid reader myself, I’d like to witness the next generation...
A group of education workers welcomed the filing of a new bill pushing for the tax exemption of poll workers' pay. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed support for the bill authored by Senator Leila de Lima and pushed for its immediate approval. ACT...
The Department of Education (DepEd) commended a Filipino public teacher and two school principals who were recognized for their outstanding innovations in their respective schools in the first Southeast Asian Educational Innovation Awards (SEA EIA) organized by SEAMEO INNOTECH. “Innovation has...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Friday, Dec. 3, expressed gratitude to stakeholders, particularly to teachers, for their efforts which helped the Department of Education (DepEd) become the “most trusted national government agency” based on the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI) survey....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged the government to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program for minors and teachers in light of the global concern on the Omicron variant. Gatchalian pointed out the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Omicron a variant of concern on Nov. 26, and...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1 that 15,201 passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) given last September. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) According to PRC, 4,883 elementary teachers out of 8,726 examinees...
To press the government to pay the “overtime” they rendered in School Year (SY) 2020-2021, teachers nationwide held a national day of action on Friday, Nov. 26. Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Facebook page Teachers’ unions under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has once again appealed for possible increase in the honoraria of teachers who will serve as poll workers in the 2022 National and Local Elections. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) “Although it is less than our proposed increase for our teachers who will serve as poll...
In time for this year’s commemoration of Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30, a group of teachers once again called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to “immediately restore” the teaching of Philippine History in the high school curriculum. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
(PHOTO FROM ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Nov. 23, welcomed the Senate Committee on Finance’s decision to increase the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). "We welcome the developments in...
