Updates
Ermita must apologize for “salvaging” joke
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers called on Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita to apologize to the public for making "callous and insensitive" remarks regarding the extrajudicial killings that have claimed the lives of hundreds of activists.
Teachers dismayed by Malacañng's choice for Deped secretary
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers expressed dismay over Malacañng's appointment of Tarlac Rep. Jesli Lapuz as the new Secretary of Education. Lapuz takes over from Department of Education officer-in-charge Dr. Fe Hidalgo.
"GMA is giving the go-signal for more political killings"
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers condemned Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's order to crush the communist insurgency in two years, warning that this would result in more murders of leftist activists by government-sponsored death squads.
Teachers condemn murders of Isabela activist and school principal
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers condemned the murders of a left-wing activist and a school principal in Echague, Isabela last July 8..
Teachers to hold rally on first day of school
Teachers will mark the first day of the new school year with a rally.
At a press conference in Quezon City, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers announced that hundreds of teachers from all over Metro Manila will march to Liwasang Bonifacio on Monday, June 5, to protest the Arroyo government's failure to address the worsening conditions in the country's public schools.
Teachers outraged by GMA's doctoring of classroom shortage figures
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers criticized President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for making deceptive claims regarding the shortage of classrooms in the public school system.
Teachers form civil liberties alliance in response to rights abuses by gov’t
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Teachers gathered today to form Educators for Civil Liberties, an
alliance of academics, public school teachers, and other educators concerned
with upholding constitutionally-guaranteed rights.
“We’ve organized ourselves in response to the continuing repression of civil liberties following Mrs. Arroyo’s declaration of a state of emergency,” said Prof. Ramon Guillermo, the group’s spokesperson. “As educators, we cannot remain idle while this government curtails democratic rights, which provide the conditions for academic freedom.”
ACT denounces murder of activist teacher in Lucena
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers today issued a statement condemning the murder of one of its teacher-leaders in Quezon province.
Napoleon Pornasdoro, a faculty member of the Quezon National High School, vice-chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Quezon, and national council member of ACT, was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Lucena City last Monday, February 27.
Teachers score new Cabinet appointments
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers criticized the spate of appointments coming from Malacañng in its ongoing Cabinet revamp.
