“It is worth noting that this attack comes at a time when teachers have been growing in strength and uniting en masse for a substantial salary increase.”
Public school teacher in Bukidnon survives slay attempt
Tags: Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Festive but defiant, teachers call for better wage
“It’s the low salary that is pushing teachers to go out in the streets and protest.”
Injustices breed activism, teachers tell Bato and Albayalde
“The two officials are not in the position to lecture us on our jobs. Their stances show that they have very little appreciation of the objectives of education.”
Teachers’ plaint
Teaching is not about money but about public service, Education Secretary Leonor Briones told her constituents last week. She was right — at least about the public service part. Teaching is also a job and not volunteer work. One has to have certain qualifications to teach, in exchange for which the successful applicant correctly expects…
Teachers reporting more toilets converted to faculty rooms
“Sec. Briones’ tirade against teachers proves that DepEd does not intend to give teachers any dignity. First, they neglect us in schools by not providing us a proper office, then they oppose our just call for better pay.”
Teachers bear the brunt of Comelec’s inefficiency on election day
“Not only did they have to be resourceful in troubleshooting the machines and in exhausting all possible means to ensure that the voting process continues immediately, but they also had to endure voters’ irk and disappointment in the resulting chaos and long lines in polling precincts.”
Workers press gov’t for national minimum wage
“As hardworking Filipinos who struggle to support our families through honorable means, we deserve no less than wages and salaries that would afford us humane living conditions. We say enough of the Duterte government’s neglect of our plight.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Workers from the public and private sectors joined forces…
Leader of teachers’ alliance gets death threat
The anti-poor and anti-teacher Duterte administration cannot expect us to cower amid continuing harassments.”
Spoken fiction
By DEE AYROSO
Public school teachers hold NCR-wide sit-down strike for substantial salary increase
“Teachers are drowning in debt.”
Public school teachers to hold sit-down strike
“Join us in our strike on Nov. 29 and show this government our rage.”