Those who are running for senator in the 2022 national and local elections were challenged to include the concerns of teachers and the entire education sector in their respective legislative agenda. (Screenshot from ACT Philippines) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a press...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones encouraged teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) to take their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots once they were deemed eligible. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are reminding our personnel and offices to not wait...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, urged its personnel to immediately report any issues related to their payroll accounts to their respective schools division offices. (Photo from Unsplash) DepEd issued a statement following a report citing that some teachers were having issues...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday slammed the reported hacking of teachers’ bank accounts by still unidentified “unscrupulous individuals” whom he said are concocting all kinds of methods to steal money via online and other digital means. Earlier in the day, the Teachers’ Dignity...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, said that it is taking steps to validate the report on the alleged hacking of some bank accounts of public school teachers. (Photo from Unsplash) This, after the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), said that it has been receiving reports from...
With thousands of schools destroyed in the aftermath of typhoon Odette, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that funds are available for repair and other related activities. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) As of Jan. 12, DepEd has recorded 11 affected regions, 121 divisions, 29,671 schools, and...
A group of education workers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend the implementation of the twice a month salary scheme noting that it brings more harm than good. (Photo from DepEd) “To put it simply, the new salary scheme is more trouble than it’s worth,” said Alliance of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 20, announced that its teachers and non-teaching personnel will be receiving their Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for the Fiscal Year 2020. (Photo from DepEd) “We have consistently introduced reforms in our processes to help our employees...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 20, clarified that the policy requiring teachers to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before they are allowed to handle face-to-face classes was not meant to “unjustly discriminate” those who refuse to get the jab. (ALI...
Editorial Manila, Pasay City, and Marikina City were the first local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to declare a weeklong health break, which started Jan. 14, 2022. Classes at all levels in public and private schools were suspended. This was supported by the Department...
Amid the ongoing public health situation brought by the pandemic, a group of education workers reiterated the need to provide teachers in public schools with sick leave benefits. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, underscored the need to provide public school...
To ensure the safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic, a group of education workers on Friday, Jan. 14, urged the government to come up with a better and more effective response. (Photo from Unsplash) “Our ultimate goal is for our schools to finally be able to reopen safely so that we can...
