The Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said it does not support the measures that seek to provide a tax exemption for teachers and other personnel who would render services during elections. The DOF made their position known at the Senate Committee on Ways and Means hearing on the various...
Senators are throwing their support on proposals seeking to exempt from income tax all election honoraria and allowances of persons rendering services during elections. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, author of Senate Bill No. 1193, said public school teachers who are required to render poll duties during...
Re-electionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the next administration that would win in the May 2022 elections to ensure that the welfare of the country’s teachers would be upheld and prioritized. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) on Tuesday, April 19, protested against the Department of Education's (DepEd) Memorandum No. 029 that requires the 100 percent on-site reporting of all teachers in areas under Alert Level 1. (Image courtesy of ACT-NCR Union) The...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for asking teachers without election duties to report to schools even when classes were declared suspended. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is beyond ridiculous to force teachers without election...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, April 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to let school administrators decide whether to require teachers to return to onsite work despite the bad internet connection in most school premises. Human rights...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, once again called for the suspension of the Department of Education (DepEd) directive requiring the mandatory physical reporting of teachers in schools under Alert Level 1. Faculty members of Commonwealth High School in Ecol St., Quezon City report...
The internet signal in most Metro Manila schools is “not strong” enough for teachers to hold online classes, a survey conducted by a group released on Monday, April 18, showed. Unstable internet connection in schools becomes a major challenge for teachers who are required for onsite reporting....
A group of teachers once again urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to restore Philippine History as a dedicated subject at the secondary level following the “MaJoHa” incident. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), there is an urgent need...
Mechanical, unreasonable, and counter-productive. This is how the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (DepEd) described the latest directive of the Department of Education (DepEd) mandating the 100 percent onsite reporting of public school teachers in areas under Alert Level 1. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
To help teachers improve teaching literacy and numeracy, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a webinar series. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) DepEd, through the Bureau of Learning and Delivery (BLD), has partnered with the US Embassy - Regional English Language Office (RELO), for the...
To update and harmonize its functions to the agency’s mandate, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued the omnibus guidelines on the regulation of operations of the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) DepEd, in its Department Order No. 13 series 2022, provided...
