Following announcements to schools to shift to distance learning, a teachers’ group on Friday, April 12, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) again to revert to the pre-pandemic school calendar. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We reiterate that we need a more strategic response...
The old school calendar, which starts in June and ends in March, should be implemented this incoming school year 2025-2026, a teachers’ group said on Thursday, April 4. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Isa sa mga ipinanawagan namin is dapat ibalik na ng DepEd dun sa old school calendar...
A group of teachers on Monday, April 1, proposed several adaptive solutions to the Department of Education (DepEd) to protect students and teachers from the extreme heat during the “summer” months. (JOJO RINOZA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Unfortunately, those remaining months, April...
A group on Thursday, March 21, welcomed the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) not to impose sanctions or penalties on an angry public school teacher whose TikTok video went viral over the weekend. Photo from Unsplash For the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), this decision is a...
While it does not tolerate the wrongdoing of its colleagues in the profession, a teachers’ group stressed that a viral TikTok video of a public school teacher scolding her students is a manifestation of a “bigger” issue in schools. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We want to...
A group of teachers on Monday, March 18, urged caution in response to the viral video showing a teacher scolding her "undisciplined" students. (Photo form Unsplash) “We appeal not to quickly judge the teacher based solely on the two-minute video,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)...
As the video of an alleged teacher scolding her students made its rounds online, a group called for the protection of their fellow teachers on Monday, March 18. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Teachers are always at a disadvantage,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) National...
Citing various concerns, a group of teachers on Thursday, March 7, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend its Catch-Up Fridays Program. (DepEd file photo) “Catch-Up Friday is not a necessity and therefore must be immediately suspended,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition...
Welcoming the removal of administrative tasks for public school teachers, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 26, to ensure the "full implementation" of the policy. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Ikinatutuwa namin ang pahayag na ito at umaasa kaming magiging...
Amid reports on reverting to the old school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 18, said that the guidelines for the next school year are still being finalized. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Let’s wait for the final DO [Department Order], we’re...
A teachers’ group welcomed the “favorable response” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the clamor of teachers and the general public to revert the school calendar of basic education to the pre-pandemic system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapasalamat kami sa DepEd at...
The Teacher's Dignity Coalition (TDC) and Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) said on Thursday, Jan. 4, that the decision to end the Senior High School (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) was "haphazard," with no guarantee of...
