(Photo courtesy of Atin Ito/Akbayan Party) The second attempt of a civilian group to conduct a supply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) beginning on Tuesday, May 14, will be challenged anew by Chinese maritime forces. "Atin Ito" Coalition will bring food and other supplies for Filipino...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, April 30, lauded the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to support the proposal to immediately return to the old school calendar. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) "Yun pong dinanas nating init sa mga paaralan at kanselayon ng face-to-face...
As it rationalized the workload of teachers in public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, April 30, also announced that those who will work beyond the prescribed hours will receive payment for the overload. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Dated April 29, the...
Following announcements to schools to shift to distance learning, a teachers’ group on Friday, April 12, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) again to revert to the pre-pandemic school calendar. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We reiterate that we need a more strategic response...
The old school calendar, which starts in June and ends in March, should be implemented this incoming school year 2025-2026, a teachers’ group said on Thursday, April 4. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Isa sa mga ipinanawagan namin is dapat ibalik na ng DepEd dun sa old school calendar...
A group of teachers on Monday, April 1, proposed several adaptive solutions to the Department of Education (DepEd) to protect students and teachers from the extreme heat during the “summer” months. (JOJO RINOZA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Unfortunately, those remaining months, April...
A garbage bin overflows with mixed trash thrown by visitors of the popular Grotto of the Our Lady of Lourdes in Bulacan. (photo: EcoWaste Coalition) Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has expressed concern over the huge trail of garbage left in some of the roads leading to, and even...
A coalition of business groups urged the government to come up with a hotline platform intended to assist foreign investors in engaging in the Philippines. Special Assistant to the President for Investments and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go and Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual preside over...
EcoWaste Coalition on March 24, 2024 urged the faithful to observe a plastic-free Holy Week, citing the potential surge of plastic waste from religious activities. “As we are invited to meditate on Jesus’ journey to the Cross and beyond, this is also an opportune time for devout Catholics to...
A group on Thursday, March 21, welcomed the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) not to impose sanctions or penalties on an angry public school teacher whose TikTok video went viral over the weekend. Photo from Unsplash For the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), this decision is a...
While it does not tolerate the wrongdoing of its colleagues in the profession, a teachers’ group stressed that a viral TikTok video of a public school teacher scolding her students is a manifestation of a “bigger” issue in schools. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We want to...
A group of teachers on Monday, March 18, urged caution in response to the viral video showing a teacher scolding her "undisciplined" students. (Photo form Unsplash) “We appeal not to quickly judge the teacher based solely on the two-minute video,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)...
