The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that the provision of teachers’ benefits in public schools such as their allowances and compensation remained “timely” despite the restrictions brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN...
Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, June 15 applauded the decision of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to seek authorization to proceed with an investigation into the alleged the killing of thousands of suspected drug users and pushers in the “war on drugs” campaign of the...
A group asked the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 15, to show compassion to over 1,000 teachers who are about to “lose their jobs” when their teaching licenses expire. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-Private Schools, a nationwide organization of academic and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, June 14, announced that it will be releasing the P5,000 cash allowance of classroom teachers for the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd said that this move is in line with its continuous support to teacher's need in providing...
Having already rendered 50 days out of the 77 days of overtime work for the current school year, public school teachers are asking the government to compensate them - especially with only a month left before School Year (SY) formally closes. ACT is asking the CSC to compensate teachers after having...
Exactly a month before the current school year officially comes to an end, a group of education workers slammed the government for failing to provide laptops and data allowances for teachers under the “Bayanihan 2.” Some teachers hold online classes under the distance learning set-up due to...
As distance learning continues to further widen learning gaps, a group of education workers underscored the need for the government to allow the conduct of limited in-person classes in areas with low or no reported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students...
As the government continues with its vaccination rollout, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that all of its personnel - both teaching and non-teaching - will be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The hope is all but it will all...
In order to improve the state of learning in the country, a group of education workers on Monday, June 7, underscored the need to implement “decisive, aggressive, and scientifically backed” measures. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed...
The Department of Education (DepED) has assured that more than 1,600 senior high school teachers, who were hired on probationary status, can continue teaching this School Year (SY) 2020-2021. (DepEd Facebook page) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has given 1,638 “provisional" teachers...
With the government’s vaccination program opening up to the A4 priority group, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged teachers and other school officials and staff to register in their respective local government units (LGUs) and get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Gatchalian...
Over a year since the implementation of distance learning, a teachers' group on Tuesday, June 1, appealed anew for better pay and benefits for teachers. (Photo from ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) held a motorcade and noise barrage at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to...
