THE GOVERNMENT withheld P571.89 million from 19,063 kindergarten teachers who remain unpaid since June, ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Govt owes P572m in back pay to teachers
October 7, 2011
Filipino teachers lowest paid in Asia
October 6, 2011
FILIPINO professors in state universities and colleges are the lowest paid in Asia, a lawmaker said Wednesday as the country marked World Teachers’ Day. Read the rest of this entry »
Hundreds of Pinoy teachers in US may be sent home
May 10, 2011
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of Filipino teachers in Prince George’s County in Maryland face the prospect of being sent home, some as early as June, when their visas expire and are not renewed because of a bureaucratic tangle, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Viewpoint : Teachers in the US face mounting challenges
October 24, 2010
CALIFORNIA, United States—Nimfa and Margaret are both special education teachers who obtained “J1” visas to teach in two different school districts in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
Recto wants more members in GSIS Board to represent teachers
October 11, 2010
Additional representation for teachers in the board of the state-pension fund, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), is being pushed by Sen. Ralph Recto in the hope of helping and resolving concerning their welfare especially the alleged non-remittance of their premiums estimated at P6 billion. Read the rest of this entry »
On World Teacher’s Day, educators seek higher wages
October 5, 2010
On the eve of World Teachers’ Day, a party-list group urged the government to honor teachers by giving them salary raises and increasing the budget for education. Read the rest of this entry »
On Teachers’ Day: Aquino vows better training, equipment for educators
October 5, 2010
President Benigno Aquino III promised to give Filipino educators better training, classrooms and related equipment on Tuesday during the celebration of World Teachers’ Day.
Aquino said the bigger budget allocation for the education sector next year aims to help teachers, who he called his administration’s “partners” in facing the challenges he inherited from the past presidency. Read the rest of this entry »
Teachers lament delay of salary increase
August 12, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Public school teachers lamented that the second tranche of the salary increase due them under the Salary Standardization Law III, or Republic Act No. 6758, has not yet been issued in their recent salaries. Read the rest of this entry »
Luistro backs prompt release of teachers wage adjustment
July 24, 2010
Education Secretary Armin Luistro said Friday he would push for the prompt release of the adjusted teachers’ salaries as part of the department’s plan to upgrade the quality of education in public schools. Read the rest of this entry »
Angara seeks 80% hike in teachers’ pay
June 18, 2010
A senator is pushing for the salary of public school teachers to be increased by almost 80 percent, bringing their monthly pay to almost P22,000. Read the rest of this entry »
