Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval led the celebration of Malabon Teachers’ Day at the city’s Sports Complex on Friday, Dec. 2. Sandoval expressed her gratitude to the city’s teachers for their services and dedication to the development of the students. She assured them of some of the...
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Tuesday, Nov. 29, approved two bills that would strengthen students’ access to a creative arts track in secondary school and would improve the welfare of public school teachers through the creation of new teaching positions with higher salary...
(Photo courtesy of INNOTECH Educational Innovation Digest) The innovative strategies of Filipino educators were recognized in the Southeast Asian Educational Innovation Awards (SEA EIA). Conferred by SEAMEOINNOTECH, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Center for Educational...
A group of education workers on Sunday, Nov. 27, once again pushed for the adjustment to the salaries of teachers. (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) “We demand for a four-grade adjustment to teachers’ salaries, starting from the upgrading of Teacher I positions from salary grade 11 to salary...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 24, defended her stand on reiterating the observance of professionalism among teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepED). Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual...
A group of education workers on Thursday, Nov. 24, lauded the move of the Senate to rechannel millions in confidential funds to other items in its approved version of the 2023 budget. Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) staged a picket protest in front of the House of...
A teachers’ group welcomed several bills on career progression that have been filed before the House of Representatives and are due for a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 23. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement, expressed full support for...
A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the reported 31 million doses or P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines that have gone to waste. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) "The government should not take the over 31 million doses of wasted Covid-19 lightly. This wastage is worth an estimated...
With the "worsening" economic crisis, public school teachers urged the government to implement relief measures as soon as possible. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Hundreds of public school teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and ACT National Capital Region (NCR) Union staged...
A group once again called on the government to increase the salary of teachers as they continue to lose a significant portion of their monthly pay to inflation. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “With the country’s inflation rate hitting a 14-year high of 7.7 percent in October 2022, the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 16, graced the Department of Education (DepEd) Tarlac Province’s 120th Founding Anniversary, where she put the spotlight on teachers and DepEd officials who faced many challenges, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice...
A teachers’ group on Monday, Nov. 14, reiterated the need for a “higher budget” for the education sector as the country grapples with the learning crisis brought about by school closures amid the pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “There is a marked deflation in the grades of our...
