No pay hike for government workers in 2015 proposed budget
“They need pay hikes now, not in 2016.” – ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio
No pay hike for government workers in 2015 proposed budget
Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
Netizens react to Aquino’s 5th SONA
Netizens react to Aquino’s 5th SONA
Netizens use the social media to share their quick reactions to President Benigno S. Aquino III's fifth State of the Nation Address, July 28.
State of Teachers under Aquino: more work, less benefit, and a static salary
State of Teachers under Aquino: more work, less benefit, and a static salary
“After class, we are bringing home our students’ academic outputs for us to evaluate and assess. We are also doing class preparations at home. It is ironic that we have no time to teach our own children.” – France Castro, Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Gov’t solution to cocolisap could be deadly to coconut industry, environment
Gov’t solution to cocolisap could be deadly to coconut industry, environment
Instead of using sustainable solutions, government is taking the quick and toxic solution to the cocolisap infestation. Peasant groups smell corruption and agri-TNCs interests.
Teachers wear black ribbon
Teachers wear black ribbon
MANILA – “Yellow ribbon has become a symbol for lies.” Public school teachers under the banner of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and its affiliate organization Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) slammed the call by President Benigno S....
Muntinlupa teachers prevail in fight for rights to tenure
Muntinlupa teachers prevail in fight for rights to tenure
Locally-paid teachers of Muntinlupa were rehired three weeks after they were terminated. It was because they relentlessly asserted their rights, and proved that there is victory in collective struggle.
Hubris in the Palace
Hubris in the Palace
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Ergo, there will be no sacrificial lambs even if one of the most likely candidates, Budget Secretary Butch Abad, is actually the intellectual author and chief implementor of the DAP. Of course Mr. Abad’s boss...
Ched has yet to decide on calls to retain Filipino as college subject
Ched has yet to decide on calls to retain Filipino as college subject
MANILA – “The fight continues!” Dr. David Michael San Juan, Filipino professor of De La Salle University made the call in Filipino as he came out of the dialogue between the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) Technical Panel and the leaders of Tanggol Wika on...
Schools under siege
Schools under siege
Non-formal schools in far-flung villages are still under attack by military operations.
Public school kids cry out for books, more rooms, more cooling fans
Public school kids cry out for books, more rooms, more cooling fans
“For poor students, education is their ticket out of poverty. But will their dreams come true under the destitute condition in their schools?” - Salinlahi
PUP students score one against tuition hike
PUP students score one against tuition hike
“We gained initial victory in our struggle against the impending tuition hike because of our collective action. But let us also bear in mind, that the struggle is not yet over as the proposal has not yet been scrapped.” – Ugnayan ng Mag-aaral Laban sa Komersyalisasyon-PUP
Two schools in Patungan, Cavite set to be demolished to give way to resorts
Two schools in Patungan, Cavite set to be demolished to give way to resorts
“We are aghast with the planned demolition of two schools in Cavite. We are in dire need of more classrooms in the country and such plan to demolish schools to give way to the construction of commercial establishments is unacceptable in all aspects.” – France Castro, Alliance of Concerned Teachers
#HatolNgBayan to hold series of hearings on Aquino’s performance
#HatolNgBayan to hold series of hearings on Aquino’s performance
"We are informing President Aquino that there will be a series of trials and proceedings that will be held in communities, workplaces, schools and streets that will prosecute his government against its anti-people and anti-national policies.” – Raymond Palatino, Bayan-NCR
Educators, students form alliance to defend Filipino language, subject
Educators, students form alliance to defend Filipino language, subject
“Ang wikang Filipino ay di lamang isang simbulo ng ating pagiging bansa. Ang wikang Filipino sa unibersidad ay kumakatawan sa ating pagpapahalaga na ang buhay natin bilang isang bansa ay nakasandig sa pagkakaroon ng isang wikang gagamitin para hubugin ang mga kaisipan ng mga kabataan at mga matatanda na nasa kapangyarihan sa sistema ng edukasyon." – National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera
Teachers’ group protests lay-off of contractual teachers amid shortage
Teachers’ group protests lay-off of contractual teachers amid shortage
"Teachers are being given extra teaching loads to absorb the load of the locally-paid teachers who were laid -off. Administrative tasks of teachers such as class advisory, property custodianship, sports coaching and guidance counseling were no longer added in the computation of teachers’ teaching load so as to hide the shortage and the need.” – France Castro, ACT
Youth groups tag Aquino as ‘tuition hike king’
Youth groups tag Aquino as ‘tuition hike king’
“Aquino gave the go signal for schools to hike fees; he is the enabler of the deregulated status of education.”
Public school teachers, making do with limited resources
Public school teachers, making do with limited resources
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA -- It was not until I transferred my children to a public school did I see first hand the struggle of public school teachers to provide quality education to their students given the limited resources at their disposal. As...
Residents of K-9 to fight demolition of their community
Residents of K-9 to fight demolition of their community
“We have no problem with the road project as long as it is legal and no corruption is involved. We only ask the local government, as well as the national government, to let us stay here. We will make do with what is left for us here.”
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center, next in line for privatization?
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center, next in line for privatization?
Moving the hospital to another location will not only disrupt its operations, it will also be risky to patients.
Students in public school unsatisfied with state of schools
Students in public school unsatisfied with state of schools
According to the survey, students complain about uncomfortable and overcrowded classrooms, insufficient textbooks and unsanitary comfort rooms.
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