MANILA, Philippines — A teacher's group on Monday said the current administration, in its first year, did not fare too well in handling and addressing the needs of the education sector and called for an 'immediate remediation' of policies. During a press briefing on Monday, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) stressed the need for an 'immediate remediation' in policies implemented by the government, particularly by the Department of Education (DepEd). ACT mentioned its 10-point challenge issued to the government, all of which received unsatisfactory remarks from teachers: Double the education budget (not prioritized) Reopen schools safely (not prioritized) Implement evidence-based education recovery program (not prioritized) Provide sufficient learning and teaching resources (not prioritized) Overhaul K-12/ Restore Philippine History in high school and Wika at Panitikan in college (not prioritized) Upgrade teachers' and education workers' salaries (abandoned) Hire education support personnel (abandoned) Improve education workers' benefits (abandoned) Enact Magna Carta for private school teachers (abandoned) Uphold academic freedom and union rights (gravely violated) 'In our 10 demands for the education sector, for the demands of our teachers and sectoral institutions, the condition of our teachers as overworked, underpaid, under-supported remains and now we are also under attack,' ACT National Capital Region Union president Ruby Bernardo said in Filipino.
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