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Republic Act No. 4670 otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers mandates that the salaries of public school teachers “shall be such as to insure teachers a reasonable standard of life for themselves and their families. ” Unfortunately, the salaries of public school teachers are currently bound Read More …
Public school teachers to receive World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit As a show of gratitude for the hard work and commitment to develop and nurture the country’s future leaders and nation builders, the Department of Education (DepEd) shall grant the World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) to all public school Read More …
The long-standing cry of Filipino teachers for a salary increase, together with other additional benefits will soon be granted after the Senate took the first step in studying how to augment the salary of teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepED) all over the country. Senator Ramon Read More …
Senator Win Gatchalian says he already found the P54 billion needed to fund his bill raising the salaries of teachers by two salary grades. “Hindi po ba may vineto si Pangulong Duterte na P95 billion na pork barrel funds sa 2019 budget? Bakit hindi natin kunin ‘yong P54 billion doon Read More …
Under its proposed 2020 budget, the Department of Education (DepEd) plans to hire 10,000 public school teachers and 5,000 non-teaching personnel. The move is part of DepEd’s commitment to further improve teacher-to-student ratio, enhance learning, and ease the workload of its personnel given increasing enrolment levels in public schools nationwide. Read More …
Senator Grace Poe filed her version of No-Homework Law thru Senate Bill No. 966 -An Act Establishing A No-Homework Policy for All Primary and Secondary Schools in the Country. It was read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture last August 28, 2019. Read More …
Representative. Lorna C. Silverio filed House Bill No. Hb03894 : An Act Repealing Republic Act No. 10912, Otherwise Known As The “Continuing Professional Development Act Of 2016” (CPD Law). It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Higher and Technical Education on August 20, Read More …
A TEACHER Party-list Representative Ma. Victoria V. Umali filed House Bill No. 872 : Providing Medical Allowance For Public School Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Basic Education and Culture on July 23, 2019. In her explanatory note, it says: Public Read More …
Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez filed House Bill No. 1871 : An Act To Provide For A Housing Program For Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee On Housing And Urban Development on July 24, 2019. In his explanatory note, it says: “This bill Read More …
Manila Teachers Party List Rep. Virgilio S. Lacson filed House Bill No. 3271 : An Act Institutionalizing the Release of the 14th Month Pay for All Public-School Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Appropriations last August 6, 2019. In his explanatory Read More …
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto filed House Bill No. 3449 : An Act Institutionalizing The Grant Of A Teaching Supplies Allowance For Public School Teachers And Appropriating Funds Therefor. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Basic Education and Culture last August 7, 2019. In Read More …
#WalangPasok August 9, 2019 Officials in some areas have announced school suspension today, Friday, August 9, 2019 due to inclement weather enhanced by southwest monsoon or hanging habagat. Updated List of Areas with Class Suspensions for Friday, August 9, 2019 As of 5:30 AM Metro Manila Mandaluyong City – Read More …
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is now calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) to suspend the wearing of school uniforms amid dengue outbreak in Iloilo City. The suspension as per Resolution No. 2019-278 passed unanimously by the SP was meant for all levels, Read More …
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tokyo reported that a certain Heart English School has been directly recruiting Filipinos without the proper authorization from the POEA. “This unauthorized practice exposes the teachers to possible abuse,” the agency said in a statement. According to POLO-Tokyo, a Filipino contact whose identity Read More …
Sen. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 367 or The Continuing Education for Teachers Act, which mandates the government to implement a comprehensive national program for mandatory continuing education for all primary and secondary teachers in both private and public educational institutions as well as formal and non-formal institutions of learning. Read More …
The Free Tuition Law has gone a long way in easing the burden of families for the education of their children. But for most families, there are still a lot of out-of-pocket expenses that they have to cope with and for them, every peso counts,” Angara said The bill calls Read More …