President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook, Zoom) The Department of Agriculture (DA) needs a full-time secretary who can offer better solutions to the problems confronting the agriculture sector. Thus, said ACT Teachers Party-list Rep....
A group on Sunday, June 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “stop the negligence” when it comes to providing the needs of teachers. Members of ACT Philippines during a protest rally. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines issued the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the publication of the so-called “The People’s Budget” or a simplified version of the annual national budget and other similar documents. In filing Senate Bill No. 2251 or the proposed...
(Unsplash) A measure filed in the 19th Congress seeks to put an end to office bullying, which has been described as a longtime problem. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo and Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Tulfo filed House Bill (HB) No.8446 or the proposed Anti-Bullying in the Workplace...
(Pixabay) Take more decisive steps to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (EPRA) of 2022. This, in a nutshell, was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's message to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, who had been...
(Unsplash) The reliance of young people on so-called influencers and social media platforms as their primary sources of news and information contributes to the lowering of the public's intellectual quotient (IQ). Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-health congressman believes that a lot can still be done to improve Republic Act (RA) No.11223 or the celebrated Universal Health Care Act (UHC). This, as Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes lamented the results of a recent study by the Philippine Institute for...
The Department of Education (DepEd) should remove the limit set on service day credits, a group of education workers said on Sunday, June 11. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Issuing a statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines urged DepEd to remove the 15 days maximum...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Friday, June 9, welcomed the further easing of the unemployment rate at 4.5 percent, or 2.26 million Filipinos in April 2023, compared to March’s 4.7 precent or 2.42 million unemployed Filipinos. ...
Groups of teachers expressed concerns about the implementation of learning camps nationwide in July as planned by the Department of Education (DepEd). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested three men for dumping human waste in a creek in Barangay Puting Kahoy, Silang, on Wednesday, June 7. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as April C. Estrelles, Marlon N. Alegria, and Abner Flores Baal Jr. Initial investigation by Silang...
Former senator Leila de Lima (Senate PRIB) Makabayan solons Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro have expressed disappointment over a Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) junking of former senator Leila de Lima's petition for bail. "We, in...
