For a group of teachers, the result of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) “does not come as a surprise” anymore as problems in the country’s education system continue to persist. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Similar to 2018, the Philippines...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, Nov. 30, reiterated the need to strengthen the teaching of Philippine history in the basic education curriculum as the nation commemorated the 160th birth anniversary of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Issuing a statement, the...
A group of teachers expressed their concerns regarding the one-time rice assistance to be provided to government employees for fiscal year 2022. Public school teachers (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) in a statement issued on Monday, Oct. 9,...
Additional service credits could be given to teachers who served as poll workers during the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Nov. 2, said. The Electoral Board and poll watchers at the Manila High School in Intramuros,...
A group on Monday, Oct. 30, urged candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 not to blame the teachers serving as members of the Electoral Board if they lose. Voters flocked to Gregorio Perfecto High School in Tondo, Manila on Oct. 30, 2023, for the Barangay and...
While it does not tolerate any form of abuse by teachers against students, a group on Thursday, Oct. 12, challenged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “safeguard” the rights of teachers to “due In process and equal protection of the law.” In a Quezon City school. one classroom was...
Groups on Thursday, Oct. 5, called on the government to prioritize the welfare and uplift the dignity of Filipino teachers by acting on their concerns and by addressing the problems faced by the country’s education sector. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In separate...
A group of teachers on Thursday, Sept. 21, vehemently condemned the “senseless violence” that took place in Nueva Ecija where a public school principal was shot and injured. (Manila Bulletin file photo) “Every one of us is in danger if one of us is threatened,” the Teachers Dignity...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Sept. 5, confirmed that it is currently coordinating with concerned law enforcement agencies to “put a stop” to the alleged recruitment activities of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Metro Manila schools. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “We...
As the country starts the celebration of National Teachers’ Month this September, a group urged the government to pay better attention to the overall welfare of Filipino educators. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement issued Tuesday, Sept. 5,...
Despite hurdles and hardships, teachers on Monday, Aug. 28, said they are ready to “serve for another school year.” NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE “We are still facing the perennial problems such as lack of classrooms, armchairs, instructional materials and...
Teachers remained hopeful that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would honor his campaign promise to increase their salaries as they open their doors for dialogues with the government. DepEd file photo The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) said increases in the salaries of...
