The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) The late Albert del Rosario's stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue must be followed by the current administration. Thus, said...
Groups of teachers on Monday, April 17, welcomed the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop the search for the best “Brigada Eskwela” implementers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO “Dapat lang na hindi na ito gawing contest, kasi kawawa ang mga teacher na napipilitan...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Here's potential good news for our overworked public school teachers. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez recently filed House Bill (HB) No. 7822, which seeks to limit the class hours of public school teachers from eight hours...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has branded Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian's statements regarding the Taiwan situation as "condemnable". "It is condemnable that China seems to be...
Pending the possible return to the pre-pandemic school calendar, a teachers’ group on Wednesday, April 12, proposed to the Department of Education (DepEd) to consider shortening class hours in schools during the hottest months of the year. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The...
Flags of the Philippines (left), United States (Unsplash) The increasing tension between world powers United States (US) and China should be enough reason for the Philippines to back out of the scheduled "war games" with the western country. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers...
The expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) is practically transforming the former into an "American colony" once again. Thus, said House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro in a statement on...
Inhumane workload, low salaries, delayed benefits, lacking teaching and learning needs, and red-tagging. For a group of education workers, these are the “crosses” that Filipino teachers carry every day that hinders education recovery from the learning crisis. To call the attention of the...
The heat is on this summer, and the sheer lack of air-conditioning units in classrooms is just one of the reasons why children should be on vacation and not sweltering in schools. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro as she asked the Department of...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT),which is linked to the militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives, criticized and taunted Vice President Sara Duterte in a thorny statement Thursday, March 30, going as far to call her a "fake" education leader. "The [ACT] Philippines, with its...
To ensure that they are not “burdened” with non-work related matters, the Department of Education (DepEd) is not allowing teachers to engage in community service or extracurricular activities during school hours. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte issued DepEd Order No. 008...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
