To help address the concerns of teachers when it comes to their workload, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to launch a “balancing tool” that would help determine which tasks are directly related to teaching and other assignments. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint...
Teachers' group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements,...
Policemen who allegedly “harassed and pushed” teachers despite having a rally permit are currently facing several complaints. (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) This is after the Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Wednesday, Sept. 14, filed complaints against P/ Lt Col Morgan Aguilar, station...
Public school teachers, students, and parent groups trooped to Congress on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to call for the doubling of the education budget for 2023. Members of Alliance of Concerned Teachers stage a picket protest in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Wednesday, Sept. 14,...
Four teachers, three police officers, and three soldiers were recognized by the House of Representatives for exemplary service in their respective professions. Speaker Martin G. Romualdez (center) joins the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos of 2022 in a photo. From left to right are...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 11, underscored the need for stronger people-to-government relations in improving the lives of Siquijodnons and maximizing the potentials of the island. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to teachers during her visit to Siquijor Integrated School on...
That's quick. Just three days--and on a weekend-- after it was raised by a party-list group representative, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) suspended its policy that bars teachers and other professionals with pending administrative cases arising from unpaid debts from getting their...
As the country celebrates National Teachers’ Month from September 5 to October 5, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to pursue measures that would uphold the welfare of teachers, aside from giving them larger salaries. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education thanked teachers for...
Senior Deputy Minority Leader and ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro took up the cudgels on Thursday, Sept. 8 for teachers who have been vicmtized by the Professional Regulation Commission's (PRC) “utang-tagging”. ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro Castro raised the matter...
For this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that public school teachers nationwide will continue to receive P1,000 as World Teachers’ Day (WTD) incentive. (DepEd file photo) “We will continue with the P1,000 incentive para sa pagpupugay sa ating mga (to honor our) teachers,”...
Veteran banker Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso took his oath on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as the new president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Vice President Sara Duterte administered Veloso’s oath at the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig...
(Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) As the country observes the celebration of National Teachers’ Month (NTM), a group reminded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. of his “promise” to raise the salary of teachers. “The Marcos administration seems to be backing down early in his...
