Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
by Victor Ruiz OAXA, Mexico (AFP) — At least three people were killed and dozens wounded when police clashed with thousands of teachers blocking roads in a protest in southern Mexico on Sunday, leaving three officers with bullet wounds. Police launched tear gas to disperse the teachers and authorities denied reports that officers were wielding lethal weapons to break up the protest in Asuncion Nochixtlan, a town in Oaxaca state. Some vehicles were set on […]
PASIG CITY, Oct. 16 — The Department of Education (DepEd) is calling on interested teachers, professionals, practitioners, and experts to apply for full-time and part-time teaching positions for Grades 11 and 12 for the School Year (SY) 2016-2017. Applicants must be interested in teaching the core curriculum and/or applied and specialized subjects under the four Senior High School (SHS) tracks. Interested applicants should be Filipino citizens. Mandatory requirements for include letter of intent which shall indicate the statement of purpose or […]
After the approval of the governor of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, 300 new elementary and high school teachers will be deployed in the said region which can help solve the problems in education in the affected areas. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/nG_ujb7tvyo
Teaching is a noble profession, playing a significant role in the care and development of the youth. A teacher works non-stop to make sure that their students learn. They serve as the students’ second parents while they are at school. But according to the Teacher’s Dignity Coalition, the state of teachers in the Philippines is pitiful. In a study, the Philippines is one of the countries that have low wage rates for teachers. Said group […]
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers were dismayed after their dialogue with the Department of Labor and Employment did not bear concrete results as there is still no guidelines regarding the K-12 program, College teachers and professors can lose their jobs because there will be a lack of college students for two years under the K-12 program.
According to the Department of Education, the requested hike on teachers’ salary will not be granted this year because the budget was already set, but it could be possibly granted on 2015.
