Incoming senator urged to raise public school teachers’ pay

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 21:12:35 +0000

As the opening of classes in June nears, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines (ACT Teachers)

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Teachers’ group laments salary delay due to 2019 budget impasse

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:31:44 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and Rep. France Castro on Tuesday branded as an injustice the reported two-month delay in the salaries of at least 74 public school teachers allegedly due to the delay in the enactment of the proposed P3.8 2019 national budget.

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Ocampo, Castro seek dismissal of trafficking, kidnapping raps

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:32:44 +0000

Former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro on Tuesday sought the dismissal of the child trafficking and kidnapping charges filed against them by the police over an incident involving students of a “lumad” school in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, last November.

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Satur Ocampo’s group freed; gov’t ‘dirty work’ hit

Satur Ocampo’s group freed; gov’t ‘dirty work’ hit

Two days after being arrested in far-flung Talaingod, Davao del Norte province, Satur Ocampo and other activists, now called the “Talaingod 18,” were released on Saturday night as their supporters denounced security forces for the “dirty work” used against them.

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3 reps urge admin to take ‘decisive actions’ in face of rising inflation

The Duterte administration must act decisively in the face of rising inflation, lawmakers urged on Friday. House economic affairs committee chair and Bohol 3rd district Rep. Arthur Yap said government should take decisive actions in the face of inflation reaching 5.2 percent in June.

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