“To peaceably assemble for redress of our grievances is well within the rights of teachers, especially on Oct. 5 when the state should demonstrate that teachers should be honored.”
Public school teachers to hold ‘Red October’ on World Teachers Day
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Heavy workloads taking a toll on teachers
“Teachers are bringing work to their house, which takes away their time not only for themselves but also for their family.”
‘Free teachers from non-teaching tasks to ensure quality education’ – ACT
“Teachers are made to work like tireless machines stripped off of dignity in exchange for meager salaries.”
Educators to join Sept. 21 rally, vow to fight historical revisionism
“As teachers, it is our duty to stop this appalling disrespect of history.”
Teachers give Duterte a failing grade
“What kind of values does he promote if he is a macho-fascist who promotes machismo, anger, and the degradation of women?”
Public school teachers storm Palace to press for pay hike
“Even the Duterte regime could not deny that working people, including teachers, badly need economic relief. But we cannot fill our families’ stomachs with Duterte’s pompous talk and empty recognition.”
Government employees reiterate call for salary increase, end to contractualization
The ACT Teachers Party filed on Feb. 21 House Bill 7211, An Act Increasing the Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers and other Government Employees and Augmenting the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA).
Teacher frustrates arrest try in front of class
Martinez blames her Imelda Elementary School principal Melinda San Pedro for the incident, saying her superior is against her union activities as well as her advocacy for transparency in their school.
Salary increases for soldiers, police, but not for teachers, government employees
“Civilian employees will be left far behind by their armed counterparts although they have similar, even higher qualifications, or have spent equal, even more years in government service.”
On World Teachers Day, public school educators amplify call for wage hike
Teachers lament that state security forces get doubled salaries in 2018, but not teachers.
Public school teachers assert continuing professional dev’t as right
ACT asserts that CPD is a right and should given as free social service, instead of adding burden to already-cash-strapped professionals, particularly, public schools teachers. The group was apprehensive that the program will be privatized as it was not explicitly stated in the recently-issued IRR that CPD program could be given free.