Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines once again urged the government to make amends and compensate teachers for their “extended work” in the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (Image courtesy of DepEd) The group previously criticized the Department of Education (DepEd) after receiving...
Teachers who have rendered extended work for this school year should be given additional compensation by the government, a group of education workers said on Friday, July 15. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines reiterated the demand of teachers...
For a group of education workers, the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) for the resumption of face-to-face classes are “unacceptable” for lacking any substantive health measure that would protect teachers and students. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Alliance...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was urged to hold a dialogue with teachers and stakeholders to have a better understanding of the realities on the ground. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safe implementation of face-to-face classes next school year. “We cannot afford another postponement of classes. DepEd and the administration of Marcos Jr. must make sure...
As the incoming Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), a group of education workers challenged Vice President Sara Duterte to “deliver on the promises that her father failed.” Former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte (file photos) The incoming DepEd Chief, who...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines slammed the mandatory school reporting of teachers beyond the official school year calendar, calling it a “new form of forced labor.” (DepEd) ACT Philippines, on Tuesday, June 28, criticized the Department of Education (DepEd) after receiving...
Education workers and teachers delivered their 10-point challenge to the new administration days before Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. took his oath as President and incoming Vice President-elect Sara Duterte assumed the post of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary. (NOEL B. PABALATE /...
A group of education workers opposed the move to go back to pre-pandemic class sizes by easing physical distancing during the conduct of face-to-face classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines today questioned the plan of the Department of...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Tuesday, June 21, questioned the Department of Education’s (DepEd) plan to ease physical distancing in classrooms for schools under Alert Level 1 for school year (SY) 2022-2023. (Juan Carlo De Vela / Manila Bulletin) “We oppose the move to...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Monday, April 25, bared the labor issues and concerns of teachers and other education workers and pledged to highlight their plight and demands during the observance of Labor Day 2022. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) To discuss the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) on Tuesday, April 19, protested against the Department of Education's (DepEd) Memorandum No. 029 that requires the 100 percent on-site reporting of all teachers in areas under Alert Level 1. (Image courtesy of ACT-NCR Union) The...
