By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“This PPP scheme for education and health will cost the taxpayers more because the government must guarantee the private sector partners’ return on investment.” – ACT Teachers Party Rep. Antonio Tinio
Category: Education
ACT Representative slams surveillance operations on progressive lawmakers, teachers
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Why does the PNP keep on tracking the activities of duly-elected lawmakers, as well as teachers, of this country? Why don’t you monitor the operations of criminals, killers, drug syndicates, kidnappers and the like?” – ACT Rep. Antonio Tinio
Law prohibiting corporal punishment not enough
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – For children’s rights advocates and a group of teachers, enacting a bill that prohibits corporal punishment of children is not enough. For them, eliminating conditions that foster violence is more important. The House of Representatives recently passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 4455 or…
Lower House passes bill banning ‘no permit, no exam’ policy in schools
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – A piece of good news to parents and students: the bill banning the ‘no permit, no exam” policy in schools was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives this week, Aug. 4. Students who cannot pay their tuition in time can now take their exams. “This is…
Students stage national day of action for education in preparation for Aquino’s Sona
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Students from all over the country staged a nationally-coordinated walk out on July 19 in preparation for the big protests slated on July 25. President Benigno Aquino III will deliver his second State of the Nation Address (Sona) on the said date, and the youth and students…
Lawmaker calls for increased “chalk allowance” for public school teachers
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com A piece of chalk may cost only a peso, but one piece or two a day will inevitably add up to a big enough amount. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Representative Antonio Tinio said that many teachers in various school divisions in the country are not receiving their…
One year under Noynoy, college students, drop-outs ‘paying’ for government’s ‘education commercialization’ policy
PRESS RELEASE June 13, 2011 MANILA — University students and other youths are bewailing soaring tuition and other fees at the college level a year under the administration of Noynoy Aquino, despite a last year promise by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) will not hike their tuition rates…
Perennial problem of increasing costs of education greeted students in Mindanao
PRESS STATEMENT June 13 2011 CAGAYAN de ORO — With the new academic year kicking-off last June 6 and this June13 in the secondary and tertiary levels respectively, students are yet again faced with various issues imposed by government institutions and school administrators.. Aside from the usual school supplies needed, students are not only pressured…
DepEd program K+12 will only reinforce Labor Export Policy—League of Filipino Students
By ERIKA CALEJA Bulatlat.com Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is determined in pushing the K+12 (Kinder plus 12 years) program, which is also called the K-6-4-2 model. This would result in one year “Universal Kindergarten”, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school that will be known as Grades 7…
News in Pictures: Progressive youth, students slam Aquino’s inaction on education crisis
Progressive youth and students’ organization League of Filipino Students-National Capital Region (LFS-NCR) held a protest action today in Plaza Salamamca, Kalaw Avenue, to kick-off the start of the school year. The group condemned the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s lack of program for the students as crisis persists in the education sector. (Photos by GREGORIO B. DANTES JR. / Bulatlat.com)
Students to hold protests against tuition hikes on June 6 and 13
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Even the University of the Philippines effectively raised its tuition by changing the “default bracket” of students to P1,000 to P1,500 per semester.