A group of education workers welcomed the filing of a new bill pushing for the tax exemption of poll workers' pay. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed support for the bill authored by Senator Leila de Lima and pushed for its immediate approval. ACT...
To press the government to pay the “overtime” they rendered in School Year (SY) 2020-2021, teachers nationwide held a national day of action on Friday, Nov. 26. Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Facebook page Teachers’ unions under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
A "poltical exercise". Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Facebook) Such was the simple description given by Malacañang to the much-ballyhooed consolidation of support between former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Joseph...
A group of healthcare workers has called on the public to engage in active transport to help combat the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in time with the celebration of the National Bicycle Day. 08232020_BIKELANE_ROMERO-1024x683 "Active transport and open spaces are key to ending...
(PHOTO FROM ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Nov. 23, welcomed the Senate Committee on Finance’s decision to increase the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). "We welcome the developments in...
Food and snack company Mondelez Philippines has committed to collect and divert more plastic waste in 2022 as part of its sustainability efforts. In a statement, Mondelez Philippines said it aims to collect more plastic waste next year. This, after the company was able to collect and divert a total...
A group on Monday, Nov. 22, urged the public to report possible concerns of academic and non-academic personnel on the preparation and on the actual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide. (Image from ACT Private Schools) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Private Schools enjoined the...
Health workers batted for safe and most effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots as fully vaccinated medical frontliners started receiving booster shots on Wednesday, Nov. 17. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "COVID-19 booster and third doses are additional protection to health workers...
A group of education workers is pushing an additional funding amounting to P2 billion to increase the honoraria and allowances of poll workers in the 2022 national and local elections. (Photo from DepEd) “Our teachers will yet again be at the frontlines of another election,” Alliance of...
The Alliance for Isko Movement (AIM) was officially designated as the multi-sectoral arm of Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's Aksyon Demokratiko party. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO'S CAMPAIGN TEAM Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Domagoso and AIM president Freddie Go signed the Memorandum...
As the needs of the education sector become even more crucial with the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes , a group on Wednesday, Nov. 17, challenged presidential aspirants in the 2022 election to include education in their platforms. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores / File...
As the country partially reopened its schools this week, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to take note of the challenges experienced by the schools included in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes. Pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in Mary Perpetua E. Brioso...
