Amusing Ourselves to Death
Social Media is hazardous to your health! That is the label that the US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy wants to be placed on all social media platforms, like the warning labels placed on alcohol and cigarettes.
FACT-CHECK: Facebook post falsely claims party-list group did nothing for educators in 12 years in Congress
A Facebook post published on Sept. 6 falsely claimed, citing Vice President Sara Duterte, that the ACT Teachers party-list group and its representative, France Castro, were of no help to Filipino teachers and students.
Sara Duterte’s dictatorial order: Declutter classrooms
She does not seem to believe in honesty as a virtue for politicians. Let’s hope she’s honest enough to tell the public where the confidential funds for the education department really go.
Teachers call for salary increase, additional benefits on Labor Day rally
More than 500 teachers and support personnel from private and public schools staged a protest on Labor Day in Manila to call for salary increases, benefits, humane working conditions, and educational reforms.
Teachers no longer required to do 4Ps work – DepEd
To reduce their administrative load, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it will no longer allow public school teachers to monitor students receiving cash aid under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).