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Philstar Opinion: Let’s Take Care of Our Teachers

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Philstar Opinion I’m glad that President Duterte has overruled his Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno who wanted to once again give priority to the government’s focus on “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure projects – something that has been ongoing since the start of the current administration and something which, quite frankly, is a tree from which we have yet to see fruit. Still, the budget secretary remains keen on pouring more of the national budget here than into other projects that are in desperate need of funding. With this focus in mind,…

Diokno Says He’s ‘Not Opposed’ to Teachers’ Salary Increase

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Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said he was not against the salary increase of public school teachers even after he had earlier said this was not a priority of the government. “I am not opposed to increasing the salaries of our teachers,” Dikono said in a press briefing at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Central Office in Manila. “I understand the crucial role teachers have in nation-building and I do believe they should be rewarded accordingly,” he added. The budget chief had earlier said the raise in salary of…

3rd Quarter Summative Test Grades 1-6 Compilation

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UPDATE: 3rd Quarter Summative Test now available. Summative Test is an assessment of learning, which occurs at the end of a particular unit. This form of assessment usually occurs toward the end of a period of learning in order to describe the standard reached by the learner. Often, this takes place in order for appropriate decisions about future learning or job suitability to be made. Judgments derived from summative tests are usually for the benefit of people other than the learner (UNESCO-TLSF) Summative test measures whether learners have met the content…

Extra Medical Benefits for Teachers | Teachers’ Dignity Coalition

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A teachers’s group  [ Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)] on Friday urged the government through the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide medical assistance to public school teachers to prevent them from accumulating debts. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), a 30,000-strong group, revealed that “one of the principal factors why teachers borrow money is because the government does not have medical assistance for them despite the mandate of a law.” “Under the law, the government is responsible for maintaining teachers’ health through a compulsory, annual and free medical examination,” TDC National…

Gov’t Teachers Say Bonuses Will Go Mostly To Pay Debts | #BuhayGuro

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Gov’t Teachers Say Bonuses Will Go Mostly To Pay Debts

As government employees receive bonuses starting today, public school teachers lamented that theirs will probably end up as payment for their debts. “The amount, in part or in full will just end-up in debt payments,” National Chairman BenjoBasasof the 30,000-member Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), said. Incentives expected by public school teachers and other employees are the Year-End Bonus (YEB) which is equivalent to one month’s salary to be given starting November 15, a cash gift of P5,000 to be given along with the bonus, and the Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI)…