An infrastructure-oriented think tank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to intervene in the delays in implementing Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act. Infrawatch PH, a public policy think tank focusing on major public infrastructure and...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has batted for stronger government measures to address the mental health issues of Filipinos during the pandemic even as suicide rate in the country has been brought to an unprecedented increase. Sen. Loren Legarda Legarda, a three-time senator,...
A group of education workers urged teachers to “actively educate” the students and the public on the importance of the upcoming elections as the filing of candidacy for the 2022 polls closed Friday, Oct. 8. ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN “Our teachers have the moral and patriotic duty to...
The celebration of World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Tuesday, Oct. 5, was marked with a protest by a group demanding decent pay, benefits, and support amid the health and socio-economic crises for education workers. (Photo from ACT Philippines / Josh Pelaez) Members of the Alliance of Concerned...
Ahead of the World Teachers’ Day (WTD) celebration on Oct. 5, a group of education stakeholders launched its demands that would push for the rights and welfare of teachers. Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) launched its 5-WTD demands that...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that the work done by teachers in excess of class days does not necessarily translate to “overtime.” (ALVIN KASIBAN / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Overtime pay cannot be claimed on the days in excess of the 220 school days,” said DepEd...
A group of education workers on Friday, Oct. 1, sought the intervention of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) amid the the “failure” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to release the guidelines for the grant of service credits for public school teachers’ overtime work in the last school...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Oct. 1, discouraged teachers from going on “authorized absence” in order not to disrupt learning continuity in the midst of a pandemic. (Photo from DepEd) “I would advise those who are very interested in this issue, especially our teachers, to...
A group of teachers on Thursday, Sept. 30, lambasted the Department of Education (DepEd) over a memorandum released by the agency purportedly to compensate for the extra days and duties performed by teachers last school year under distance learning. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
It's under study. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this assurance Thursday, Sept. 30, to the business sector following appeals from its stakeholders to postpone the increase in monthly contributions to the Social Security...
Still smarting from accusations that it spent billions of pesos in public funds for overpriced COVID-19 supplies, the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management was assailed anew for hoarding P5.53 billion allocated by government for the purchase of learning materials. Rep. France...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
