Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) has arrived in Manila for a “routine" port visit, highlighting the strong alliance, military relationship and renewed engagements between the Philippines and the United States. A United States navy man raises the American flag...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, Aug. 17, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to recall its order on the computation of the proportional vacation pay (PVP) of public school teachers. (FILE PHOTO from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines was extremely dismayed...
Health workers on Monday, Aug. 16, urged the government to implement strict health measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos, instead of blaming the public for the rising coronavirus cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, Jao Clumia, head of the St. Lukes Medical Center Employees...
The reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila was "barely felt" by "exhausted" health workers overwhelmed by the surge in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) needing hospital care. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nurse Cristy Donguines, president of the Alliance of...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, tripled its net income to P12.8 billion in the first half of 2021 from P4.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings were boosted by its...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was criticized by a group of education workers on Wednesday, Aug. 11, for announcing President Duterte’s approval of the release of P1,000 World Teachers Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN For the Alliance of Concerned...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 10, lambasted the Department of Education (DepEd) for “denying teachers of genuine rest” as directives and instructions for various tasks poured non-stop from the agency a month into the supposed school break. (Photo from DepEd) “Our...
After suffering a backlash from educators following his push to improve teacher quality purportedly to address the education crisis, a group of education workers advised Senator Sonny Angara to study the working conditions of teachers to “better understand the education crisis.” (ALI VICOY /...
A group of education workers on Monday, Aug. 9, called on the Senate to expedite the passage of a counterpart measure that would exempt poll service compensation from tax. (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines welcomed the development on its long-standing fight to...
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will put on hold all political talks related to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a negative impact into the lives of many Filipinos, Senator Nancy Binay said on Tuesday. “As the Covid-19 pandemic...
A total of 150 faculty clubs have submitted to the House of Representatives a resolution seeking to increase the salaries of the country’s public school teachers. (ACT Facebook page) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said its members and leader-representatives filed a resolution calling...
Vice President Leni Robredo is willing to face former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to talk about the preparations for the May 2022 polls, her spokesperson said on Thursday, July 29. Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (OVP/ Trillanes Facebook) Lawyer Barry...
