Teachers cried their hearts out on Valentine's Day, claiming that the government had "neglected" their demands for "just" and "living" wages and salaries, not only for themselves but also for Filipino workers. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) through ACT...
"Broken-hearted" teachers announced on Monday, Feb. 12, their plans to stage a protest against the continued neglect of the government concerning their benefits and demands for a pay hike. Public school teachers (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FIL E PHOTO) The Alliance of Concerned...
To ensure the effective implementation of the directive to remove administrative tasks from teachers, a group on Monday, Feb. 5, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to bolster teaching and non-teaching personnel. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “While we appreciate the...
Emphasizing its commitment to supporting teachers to teach better, the Department of Education (DepEd) has released a policy removing administrative tasks of public school teachers. (Manila Bulletin file photo) Removing the non-teaching tasks from teachers in public schools was among the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his push for the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2493 or the Revised Magna Carta for Public School Teachers in a bid to improve teachers’ welfare. This, after the Department of Education (DepEd) issued a directive removing administrative tasks from...
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...
Following the second Basic Education Report (BER) presented by the Department of Education (DepEd), a group of education workers on Friday, Jan. 26, reiterated the urgent need to “significantly address” the shortages in the country’s basic education system. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO...
An advocacy group on Friday, Jan. 26, welcomed the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) to relieve teachers of administrative tasks to help improve the quality of education in the country. (DepEd file photo) “The removal of non-teaching duties from our teachers is a step in the right...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 26, released the policy freeing public school teachers from administrative tasks. (NOEL PABALATE / Manila Bulletin / file photo) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed DepEd Order No. 002 s. of 2024 entitled “Immediate...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 25, announced that the directive to remove the administrative tasks from public school teachers has been finalized and is ready for release. (NOEL PABALATE / Manila Bulletin / file photo) “We have always expressed our...
Students in public elementary and secondary schools are scheduled to go on a five-day mid-year break starting Jan. 24. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Based on DepEd Order no. 32 series of 2023 or the Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2023-2024, the...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
