MANILA – A broad alliance of teachers called for the rejection of US military presence in the Philippines. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and education workers held a protest action on Oct. 10, Thursday at Philcoa, Quezon City. The protest action was held in relation to the visit of US Secretary of State John…
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said at least 25,000 teachers would boycott the barangay elections because of the meager allowance.
Sylvia Benedicto is a teacher who goes out of her way to support her students, a friend who teachers go to for help, an activist who fights for what is right.
“It is difficult to teach especially when there are distractions…The burden to make learning more exciting and interesting is on us, but how can we do it if the government does not even provide for our basic needs?” – Alliance of Concerned Teachers
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MANILA – At exactly 5:00 pm, teachers from different city divisions carrying placards and banners held a noise barrage to call for the abolition of the pork barrel system at Paramount Edsa corner West Avenue, Quezon City on Sept. 3, Tuesday. The teachers demanded for the reallocation of pork barrel funds to basic services like…
“In truth, any rewards system that pretends to set apart the ‘performing’ from the ‘non-performing’ falls flat in the face of the shortages that continue to be unmet by this administration.” – Alliance of Concerned Teachers
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“Unlike the traditional fiesta, where hospitality, generosity, and goodwill are encouraged among the whole community, Aquino’s banquet is depicted [in the effigy] as a lavishly sumptuous feast for a small circle of guests as the people wait for crumbs falling from the table.”
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers once again picketed in front of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) last Thursday as thousands of teachers and support staff who served last elections have still not received their honoraria. The teachers’ group denounced the commission’s failure to act on the delayed compensation of teachers who served as board of election inspectors (BEI) and support staff last May 13.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The progressive teachers’ movement under the banner of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers commemorated its thirty years of struggle by drawing lessons from the past, as well as celebrating its victories, as it vowed to continue its struggle for the rights and welfare of teachers and the interests and rights of the Filipino people.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Nearly 500 members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) from different public schools in Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasig, Malabon, Rizal, Central Luzon, and other Divisions marched to the gates of Congress to lobby for the passage of House Bill 2142: Ant Act Upgrading the Minimum…
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“Instead of heeding the just demands of state workers for adequate remuneration and tighter price controls, Aquino targets public servants, whose basic take-home pay cannot them home.”– ACT