Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo described as “rock solid” the alliance between the United States and the Philippines after the visit of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III this week led to the announcement of an expanded base access to allow Washington more presence here. Meeting of...
A group of education workers asked the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to provide “definite plans and timelines” for the commitments given to teachers as stated in the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. (DepEd file...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons saying it “will not solve violence in schools.” (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “The concern needs a more substantive and comprehensive solution, not a simplistic police quick fix,”...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, listed several issues and concerns that they expect the Department of Education (DepEd) to report as the agency presents its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER) next week. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “On top of our list of expectations is for the...
The Philippines and the United States have agreed to pursue various areas of partnership to bring prosperity to Filipinos and Americans as well as prepare for emerging threats, such as at the sea and on the maritime landscape. This came as the Philippines hosted the two-day 10th Bilateral...
Minority shareholders of Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. have asked a local court to prevent the firm from undertaking a P1 billion stock rights offering before holding an annual general meeting (AGM). In a statement, minority shareholder Albert Hong Hin Kay and lone minority director Hedy...
The administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. should “decisively address” this year the low salaries, scant and delayed benefits, and attacks on unions that “burden” the country’s teaching force and “affect the delivery” of quality education to the Filipino...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 16, called the attention of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the challenges encountered by teachers regarding their incentives. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a letter, addressed to Vice President and...
Despite the 2023 salary adjustment, a group of education workers on Thursday, Jan. 12, called the government’s measure a “failure” with over 70 percent of its workers still being “paid below living wage.” Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) stage a picket protest in front...
Citing the steady soar of inflation, a group of education workers urged the government to make a “significant salary hike” an utmost priority at the start of the year. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) Vladimer Quetua from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines said that for the...
A teachers’ group on Tuesday, Jan. 3, backed the administration’s decision to suspend the scheduled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium contribution increase for the calendar year 2023. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) A memorandum released by the Office of the...
The exhibition ‘75 Faces of French-Philippine Connections’ is slated to go on tour 75 YEARS AND GOING STRONG At the opening of the portrait exhibition at The Podium were French Ambassador Michele Boccoz, Alliance Française de Manille (AFM) executive director Xavier Leroux, former Philippine...
