Statement of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) for the Senate Hearing on Salary Increase Proposals September 10, 2019 We are present here today to ask for the collective wisdom of the Senate as regards to our request for compensation and benefits for public school teachers and DepEd employees on top of the generic Salary Standardization…
Ayon kay Sec. Leonor Briones, ang sinasabing pagkabulok ng may tatlong milyong aklat sa imbakan ng DepEd ay isa lamang umanong drama. Bahagi ito ng kanyang pahayag sa pagharap niya sa Senado kahapon. Muli niyang minaliit ang usapin na diumano ay pinalala lamang ng mga ulat sa pahayagan at mga komentaryo. Subalit hindi iyan ang…
The reference is the P10,000 across the board increase for teachers and we anticipate that the government will work for it. This amount which will be applicable to all teachers regardless of position is much lower than what the government has previously granted to the military and uniformed personnel by way of a Congressional Joint…
This was the answer of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on the recent statement made by Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones as regards to their call for an increase in the salaries of public school teachers. Benjo Basas, the group’s national Chairperson said that they knew from the start that they will “never get rich by embracing…
Sa binigay na katiyakan ni Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Salvador Panelo na hindi bibuguin ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga guro sa kanyang pangako na ibigay ang umento sa sahod, muli kaming maghihintay sa mga kongkretong aksiyon mula sa mga ahensiya ng gobyerno. Sanay namang maghintay at rasonable naman ang ating mga guro, basta titiyakin lamang na…
“Disyembre pa lamang ng taong 2015 ay ipinangako na ng noo’y Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ang umento sa sahod ng mga guro kung siya ay magiging pangulo. Hanggang ngayon ay naghihintay kami sa katuparan ng pangakong ito.” Said Benjo Basas, the national Chairperson of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC). As the new school year…
As the schools reopen on Monday, teachers once again ask the government to at least give priority to their welfare concerns as it would be very crucial to ensure the delivery of education service that redounds to quality output for the country’s citizen. Benjo Basas, the group’s national chairperson reiterated, “In a few days, classes…
In less than a week, classes will resume. And while the DepEd is preparing for everything from classrooms, books, facilities, school security and coordination with other agencies, it seems to forget the single most important factor in the learning process- the teachers. The DepEd should address the welfare concerns of our teachers as well- by…
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) today said that aside from the promotion of sports in public schools, the DepEd should also provide a space to inculcate patriotism among the public school children by strengthening the teaching of Philippine History, especially in high school. Benjo Basas, the group’s chairperson said that while they appreciate the sports…
As school break starts, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) again call on the DepEd leadership to consider junking the results-based performance management system (RPMS) and revert to the simplified performance appraisal system for teachers (PAST) which has been in use for several decades until the introduction of RPMS in 2012. “We are supposed to be…
Teachers Remind DepEd: Annual Medical Check-up for Teacher Should be Free In time for teachers’ accomplishment of the required annual medical clearance the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) again asserted that the expenses for such should be provided by the government. “We appeal to the good secretary to immediately issue an order to halt the on-going…
Teachers willing to sit in a meeting with President Duterte “Teachers have long been victims of loan sharks and the immediate and most effective solution is to augment our salaries.” Said Benjo Basas, national chairperson of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC). Basas’ statement is in reaction to earlier pronouncement from President Duterte that he will…
Teachers seek clarification on Anniversary Bonus The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to clarify the implementation of Anniversary Bonus (AB) for its personnel. The DepEd Order on the matter as well as press statements and public pronouncements from Sec. Briones herself, especially the one during the World Teachers’ Day…
Tuloy ang laban ni Andres Bonifacio “Itong Katagalugan na pinamamahalaan noong unang panahon ng ating tunay na mga kababayan, noong hindi pa tumutuntong sa mga lupaing ito ang mga Kastila, ay nabubuhay sa lubos na kasaganaan, at kaginhawaaan. Kasundo niya ang mga kapitbayan at lalung-lalo na ang mga taga-Hapon. Sila’y kabilihan at kapalitan ng mga…
TDC statement on shooting incident in Bulacan school The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) extends its sincere sympathies to the family of a teacher who was shot dead by a soldier while having class in front of her pupils in Bocauae, Bulacan this morning. The teacher was identified as Melody Esber, 33 years old, teacher at…
PAHAYAG November 15, 2018 Paglapastangan sa kasaysayan at pambansang pagkakakilanlan Tila isang sistematikong pagbubura ng mayamang kasaysayan, wika at panitikan at pambansang patrimonya sa kamalayan ng kabataang Pilipino ang nagaganap. Matapos na alisin ng DepEd sa kurikulum pansekundarya ang pagtuturo ng Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ay tinanggal naman ng CHED sa General Education Curriculum sa kolehiyo…
Teachers sought implementation of 52-year old Magna Carta The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said that the implementation of Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670), a law which was enacted 52 years ago will solve many of the teachers’ present woes and would amount to more than P3, 000.00 promise of anniversary bonus for…
GSIS at DEPED ang may pagkukulang, bakit guro ang parurusahan? Hanggang sa bukas, Oktubre 31 na lamang ang ibinigay na deadline ng GSIS para i-settle ang ‘due and demandable’ charges sa utang ng mga guro. Pinalawig na panahon na ito upang maghanap ang mga guro ng perang ibabayad sa mga sinasabing charges at interes. Pero…
Teachers press for implementation of six-hour workday nationwide The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) again reminded the Department of Education (DepEd) to issue policy to implement the six-hour workday with uniformity. The TDC said that by next week, public schools will have its semestral break to give way for the school-based in-service trainings (INSET) of teachers.…
TDC said DEPED is defensive, evasive in its statements in response to teachers’ seven demands While seemingly ignoring the protesting teachers who are now on its second week of camp-out at the gates of DepEd Central Office I Pasig City, the DepEd has continuously releasing statements since September 23, a day before the start of…
