The Department of Education (DepEd) faces renewed calls from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines to champion a P50,000 entry-level salary for public school teachers, following its recent engagement with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on educators’ financial concerns. In a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, February 6, fast-tracked the promotion of 2,915 public school teachers and school leaders in the National Capital Region (NCR), marking a major step in addressing long-standing career advancement backlogs in the basic education sector. The newly...
Stressing that lessons and values taught to children last much longer, President Marcos encouraged teachers to teach the youth lessons of integrity, responsibility, and patriotism. During the oath-taking ceremony of teachers and school heads of Department of Education (DepEd)-National Capital...
While welcoming the Department of Education’s (DepEd) efforts to explore more flexible loan arrangements for public school teachers, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Thursday, February 5, warned that extending loan terms will only worsen educators’ growing debt burden if...
President Marcos has approved the release of an additional P7.372-billion funding intended to provide cash incentives for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel. The additional fund will cover the remaining funding requirements for the 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of...
A total of 2,000 laptops were turned over by the Mandaluyong City local government to its public schools to be used in its information and communication technology (ICT) laboratories on Monday, Jan. 19, as part of the city government 's expanded efforts in helping its teaching personnel in...
A group on Monday, January 19, called on the national government to urgently double the education budget, unburden teachers of excessive administrative work, and overhaul the national curriculum to address what it described as a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools. The Alliance of...
Teachers and education workers staged a protest on Thursday, January 15, calling on the Marcos administration to release the full 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI), implement meaningful salary increases, and submit a supplemental budget to ensure regularization and benefits for public school...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, January 9, launched Project AGAP.AI, a nationwide initiative aimed at equipping teachers, learners, parents, and school leaders with the skills and safeguards needed for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in basic education. Formally...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, January 8, warned that President Marcos’ veto of portions of the 2026 national budget may trigger a "massive exodus" of faculty members and staff in state universities and colleges (SUCs), citing worsening job insecurity and mounting workloads. In a statement, the...
A Senate bill is seeking to institutionalize accessible and affordable hospital services for all public school teachers and their dependents. Filed by Senator Raffy Tulfo, Senate Bill (SB) No. 1585 cited a 2023 study published in Acta Medica Philippina, which revealed that Filipino teachers...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, January 6, strongly criticized the Marcos administration for vetoing P43.245 billion in the 2026 national budget, which was intended for new government employees and retirement benefits. In a statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
