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Filipino teachers do give more than they receive
Teacher organizations held a protest on World Teachers Day last Oct. 5 to demand higher salaries and a larger education budget.—PHOTOS FROM THE ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS FB PAGE
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October 11, 2026October 11, 2026Education

Filipino teachers do give more than they receive

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World Teachers Day on Oct. 5 brought the usual tributes. But teacher organizations say respect is better measured in salaries, working hours, staffing, and whether rights written into law 60 years ago are actually felt in schools. “You give more than you receive,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told thousands of teachers gathered at Smart Araneta...

teachers' lament
A teacher handles a class at Quezon Elementary School in San Andres, Manila. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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February 13, 2023February 19, 2026Education

Teachers’ lament: Gov’t’s ‘low appraisal’ is evident in their pay

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The purchase by the Department of Education (DepEd) of pricey cameras has triggered a backlash from teachers grown hoarse from demanding a pay upgrade and increase.   “If they have a budget for overpriced cameras and laptops, how come they don’t have a budget for our pay increase?” said Erlinda Alfonso, a teacher at the San...