If there are special hospitals for soldiers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon city should be designated as a special hospital for the country’s more than 500,000 public school teachers and their dependents, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Thursday,...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers are seeking reparations for victims of human rights violations (HRV) and proper documentation of such HRVs that took place during the martial law era under the administration of late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (From left to right) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel,...
Almost 6,000 aspiring teacher candidates of the Department of Education (DepEd) nationwide took the qualifying test for the first-ever fully remote National Qualifications Examinations for School Heads (NQESH). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd, in partnership with ASEAMETRICS, made...
As it welcomed the inquiries to be made by Congress regarding the P2.4-billion laptop purchase for teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that it was “not right” to declare the deal “anomalous.” (DepEd file photo) DepEd, in a statement issued Aug. 8, said that it is...
As it prepares to open all schools for face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that there will be no discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated teachers, non-teaching personnel, and learners this incoming school year. (DepEd file photo) “For the in-person classes...
Heads up, Overseas Filipino Workers in Bangkok! A special Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers (LEPT) will be conducted in Thailand on Sept. 25, 2022. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed this in an advisory issued on Tuesday, Aug. 9, adding that...
Ahead of the forthcoming implementation of face-to-face classes, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccine rollout among minors. A minor getting vaccinated...
Former Education Secretary Leonor Briones has spoken up on the alleged overpriced laptop procurement during her term and warned those who are “unjustly” implicating her with anomalies especially online. Former Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Briones, in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded heads of schools in public schools nationwide that any collection of fees or solicitation from volunteers or stakeholders is not allowed during the implementation of “Brigada Eskwela.” DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela in 2019 (Photo courtesy of DepEd)...
A group on Monday, Aug. 8, decried the flagrant violation of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers as the Department of Education (DepEd) allegedly continues to “oblige” teachers to work on supposed rest days without proper compensation. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
With just under two weeks left before the start of the school year 2022-2023, ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the 19th Congress to hurry up and fast track the adoption of a House Resolution allocating a P32-billion budget for the safe reopening of schools. Students at Cabacanan...
Teachers expressed dismay over the P2.4 billion purchase of “pricey yet outdated” laptops for the use of teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd) as many of them continue to struggle in buying their personal computers. (Photo from Unsplash) “While our teachers are forced to take...
