Archive of Teachers

Teachers hold dialogue with DepEd and DBM
July 20, 2024

Teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) presented the long-standing demands of teachers and workers in the education sector during their dialogue with the secretary and officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently. Among the issues they presented is the urgent need for salary increases […]

Dayalogo sa DepEd at DBM, naitulak ng mga guro
July 20, 2024

Inihapag ng mga guro sa ilalim ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) ang matagal nang kahingian ng mga guro at manggagawa sa sektor ng edukasyon sa naging dayalogo nila sa kalihim at mga upisyal ng Department of Education (DepEd) at Department of Budget and Management (DBM) kamakailan. Kabilang sa mga usaping inihapag nila ang kagyat […]

Teachers present 10-point challenge to new DepEd Secretary
July 03, 2024

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has presented a 10-point challenge to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, the newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), to improve the quality of education and address the demands of teachers in the country. According to ACT, “game-changing” measures are needed to reverse the decline in the quality […]

10-puntong hamon, inihapag ng mga guro sa bagong kalihim ng DepEd
July 03, 2024

Kaagad na inihapag ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) kay Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, bagong talagang kalihim ng Department of Education (DepEd), ang 10-puntong hamon nito sa kagawaran para sa pagpapaunlad sa kalidad ng edukasyon at pagtugon sa kahingian ng mga guro sa bansa. Ayon sa ACT, kinakailangan ang “game-changing” o mapagpasyang mga hakbang para […]

It's not just about appointing new DepEd Secretary, but reforming the education agenda—teachers
July 01, 2024

Teachers and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have expressed their views regarding Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s recent statement that he is having a hard time choosing a new secretary for the Department of Education (DepEd). According to the teacher’s group, Marcos Jr needs to address not just the search for a new secretary, but the […]

Hindi lamang kalihim ng DepEd ang dapat bago, kundi adyenda sa edukasyon—mga guro
July 01, 2024

Nagpahayag ng saloobin ang mga guro at ang Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) sa kamakailang pahayag ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr na nahihirapan siya sa pamimili ng bagong itatalagang kalihim ng Department of Education (DepEd). Ayon sa ACT, hindi lamang paghahanap ng bagong kalihim ang dapat ayusin ni Marcos Jr kundi ang mismong pagbabago sa oryentasyon […]

ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro to run for senate in the 2025 elections
June 27, 2024

House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro announced her candidacy for senator in the 2025 mid-term elections yesterday, June 26. She made the announcement at the teachers’ gathering for the 42nd anniversary of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)-Philippines at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. In her speech, Rep. Castro said […]

Makabayang lider-guro at kinatawan ng ACT Teachers Partylist, kakandidato sa senado sa eleksyong 2025
June 27, 2024

Inianunsyo ni House Deputy Minority Leader at ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro ang kanyang kandidatura sa pagkasenador sa darating na eleksyong mid-term sa 2025 kahapon, Hunyo 26. Isinapubliko niya ito sa ika-42 anibersaryo ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)-Philippines na ipinagdiwang ng mga guro sa isang pagtitipon sa Univesity of the Philippines-Diliman. Sa talumpati […]

53 wasted teaching days, a symptom of a rotten education system
June 27, 2024

Teachers and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) deemed the lost 53 instructional days of the past academic year (S.Y. 2023-2024) “wasted.” This is a symptom of the severe crisis in education, they said in their statement after the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) published that 53 days of teaching or interaction between teachers […]

53 nasayang na mga araw ng pagtuturo, sintomas ng bulok na sistema ng edukasyon
June 27, 2024

Itinuring ng mga guro at ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) na “nasayang” ang 53 araw ng pagtuturo sa nagdaang taong pang-akademiko (S.Y. 2023-2024). Anila, sintomas ito ng malubhang krisis sa edukasyon. Ito ang kanilang pahayag matapos ilathala ng Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) na nasayang ang 53 araw sa pagtuturo o interaksyon sa […]