PRC: CTU, UST, top licensure exam for teachers

Adrian Parungao 12/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday that 23,782 elementary teachers and 53,995 secondary teachers passed the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers. These successful candidates are part of the 50,593 who took the…

House panel OKs substitute bill to expand aid to teachers, students in private schools

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 11/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A House of Representatives panel has approved a still unnumbered substitute bill that would expand the government assistance given to teachers and students in private schools. During the hearing of the House Committee on…

Teachers overtime pay for election duty not in the budget, says Comelec chief

Jean Mangaluz 11/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot give overtime pay for teachers who served as poll watchers in the elections, according to Chairman George Garcia. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) had appealed to the Comelec…

Public school teachers, DepEd employees get free accident insurance

Jane Baustista 10/06/2023

Teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) are now covered with personal accident insurance of up to P100,000, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced during the celebration of World Teachers’ Day on Thursday.…

Check out this unique Teachers’ Day gift from grade four pupils in Oroquieta City

Immae Lachica 10/06/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Teachers are indeed the second parents in a child’s life, rising early to prepare for class and meeting their students’ every need with dedication. Students often express their gratitude and love in heartfelt ways,…

Bongbong Marcos vows to prioritize welfare of country’s educators

Jean Mangaluz 10/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — On World Teachers’ Day, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the government will prioritize the welfare of the country’s educators as he greeted teachers in a Facebook post on Thursday, Oct. 5. “Happy…

Teachers, non-teaching personnel in Lapu-Lapu City to get P2,000 World Teachers Day incentive

Futch Anthony Inso 10/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Teachers as well as non-teaching personnel from DepEd Lapu-Lapu City Schools Division will receive a cash incentive worth P2,000 each on Thursday, October 5, 2023. This was after the city council approved an…

Comelec in CV 85 percent ready for brgy, SK elections

Futch Anthony Inso 09/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) is already 85 percent prepared for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections on October 30, 2023. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, acting regional director…

K-10 curriculum ‘premature,’  says Alliance of Concerned Teachers

Jame Bautista 09/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) called on the Department of Education (DepEd)to stop its “premature” and “experimental” implementation of the K-10 curriculum  that would only treat the children as “guinea pigs.” This as…

Mandaue plans to train teachers on how to deal with mental health issues

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/13/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government plans to train all teachers of the Department of Education in Mandaue City on how to deal with mental health issues as part of the implementation of the city’s…

Sara Duterte vows to end ‘palakasan’ in DepEd hiring system

Carla Gomez 09/10/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced she would end the culture of “palakasan” in the hiring system of the Department of Education (DepEd). Speaking before 3,425 teachers and personnel of the…

Shift to old school calendar gets teachers’ support

Jane Bautista, Julie M. Aurelio 06/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc on Monday, June 19, 2023, filed a bill that would revert the 2024 to 2025 school calendar to the prepandemic schedule of June to March, with students going on break…

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