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President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday signed an administrative order (AO) directing the adoption and implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP). AO 44 is consistent with Republic Act No. (RA) 10667 which provides that the State shall establish a NCP to be implemented by the national government and all of its political agencies. RA 10667 mandates the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to assist the National Economic and Developme...

(Photo from ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) held a motorcade and noise barrage at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to “wake the government up from its year-long slumber.” ACT Secretary-General Raymond Basilio urged the national government to respond to the urgent needs of distance learning and education workers’ “overdue pay and hike and benefits.” “Isang taon nang inaabonohan ng mga guro ang pangangailangan ng distance learning mula sa kakarampot nilang s...

‘Teachers’ Overtime Counter Check’ (Photo from ACT Philippines Facebook page) “Today marks the 40th day of overtime rendered by teachers,” Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Secretary General Raymond Basilio said. He claimed that for the last 260 days, teachers shouldered the responsibilities of the government in delivering accessible quality education. “Our teachers and our learners alike suffered the effects of state abandonment even as we ourselves are grappling with the ragin...

(Photo from ACT/FB) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Monday, May 3, criticized DepEd over the agency’s “deteriorating performance” when it comes to processing and releasing the PBB of teachers and non-teaching personnel in public schools. “Teachers and staff cannot wait forever. DepEd must explain why the state of the PBB has always been like this, especially since the current administration took office,” said ACT Secretary General Raymond Basilio in Filipino. Basilio added...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Undersecretary for Planning, and Human Resource and Organizational Development Jesus Mateo provided updates for the 2020 and 2021 PBB in a statement issued March 16. For 2020, Mateo noted that the department aims for recalibration to make sure that DepEd will be fully eligible and “no one will be isolated” from the PBB. Mateo then reminded offices to be “mindful of the deadlines for the submissions of indicators” for future PBBs. For the 2019 PBB, M...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla, in a Facebook post on Thursday, March 11, said that the National Performance Management Team (NPMT) met to “discuss the results of the evaluation of the 2019 PBB and the ways forward regarding our performance management as a Department.” The NPMT is led by DepEd Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational Development Jess Mateo. Sevilla noted that the efforts of the NPMT and the secretariat or the team t...

(screenshot from ACT-NCR Facebook) To the tune of “Achy Breaky Heart,” several teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines – NCR Union danced in front of the DepEd NCR in Quezon City to demonstrate the agency’s “broken promises” and unjust policies.  Amid rocketing prices of goods in Metro Manila and with the health and education crisis still unresolved, ACT-NCR urged the agency to “fulfill its duties and provide adequate measures to ensure teachers�...

Citing the struggles of education workers amid the pandemic, a federation of teachers on Wednesday, Feb. 10, reiterated its call for the release of the 2019 Performance Based Bonus (PBB).

ACT Secretary General Raymond Basilio (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Teacher-leaders of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) delivered a “demand letter” and held a picket-protest at DepEd Central Office in Pasig City to urge the agency to response to the needs of education and stakeholders in Bicol, Southern Tagalog, National Capital Region, Central Luzon and Cagayan which were hardly-hit by typhoons last month. The group expressed dissatisfaction with the DepEd’s actions regarding the ...

Amid steep inflation and mounting teaching expenses, a federation of teachers is asking the Department of Education (DepEd) to “exhaust all ways and means” for the speedy and trouble-free release of delayed communication expense refund and benefits - which education workers have long been anticipati