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Is the salary increase for teachers, gov't workers enough?
(UPDATED) With nearly a million teachers nationwide, a salary increase for them would already entail big sums of money, according to some government officials
Bayan Muna, 3 other Left groups defy red-tagging, keep House seats
Despite sustained government attacks on their leaders, Bayan Muna, Gabriela, ACT Teachers, and Kabataan manage to win in the party-list race
ACT Teachers files complaints vs PNP over 'harassment, surveillance'
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde, Metro Manila police chief Guillermo Eleazar, and 19 other cops face complaints
NCRPO: We won't use ACT teachers list illegally
'Kung walang problema, walang dapat ikatakot. Wala kaming gagawin na ilegal,' says NCRPO chief Director Guillermo Eleazar
DepEd wants dialogue with DILG over alleged profiling of ACT teachers
DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla says the department's central office 'was not aware' of the orders supposedly issued by the Philippine National Police
Sara Duterte wants Makabayan bloc expelled from Congress
Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio's anger stems from the claim of ACT Teachers' Davao chapter that her city is the only major city in the country that does not give allowances to teachers
Makabayan bloc asks SC to allow intervention in petition vs Sereno
The House Makabayan bloc argues that the quo warranto petition seeking to void the Chief Justice's appointment would cause them to be 'deprived of their collective right' to bring the impeachment process to a 'logical conclusion'
SC orders government to answer petition vs tax reform law
(UPDATED) The House Makabayan bloc says the law is invalid because the ratification that occurred at the Lower House violated rules
ACT Teachers group calls Diokno 'teacher's enemy #1'
ACT Teachers Representative Castro says Budget Secretary Diokno 'consistently opposed proposals for the increase of benefits and salaries of teachers'
DepEd to restore teachers' loan deductions on October 30
The DepEd says GSIS and Pag-IBIG Fund loan payments deducted from teachers' salaries this month would be returned to their bank accounts
Leftist bloc mulls leaving House coalition over martial law
Its allied groups are also planning to challenge the declaration before the Supreme Court
Gov't officials, groups urge passage of FOI law
ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio warns against complacency in the passage of the freedom of information law
FULL TEXT: Death penalty a 'tool of state repression' – Castro
ACT Teachers Representative France Castro says House Bill 4727 is anti poor prone to abuse and an ineffective deterrent against criminality
Lady lawmakers oppose showing of 'De Lima' video in House probe
The lawmakers believe the plan of their colleagues at the House of Representatives is immaterial to the probe and would only violate the rights of an individual
Lawmakers warn vs drug testing for college admission
ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio says the government cannot impose too many limitations on Filipinos right to education
Groups laud FOI order, call for passage of full law
Although the recent signing of the Executive Order on Freedom of Information is a huge development advocates and groups still call for the passage of the full FOI law in the Congress
Teachers no longer required to do election duties if Aquino signs law
Who will man the polling precincts if public school teachers opt out?
Surge of party list nominations expected on last day
This means each party list group submitting nominations on October 16 must ideally be able to complete in under 5 minutes each of the steps required for filing
20 questions for Aquino on Mamasapano
The leftist Makabayan bloc asks the committee chairs to invite President Benigno Aquino III to the scheduled joint hearing on Mamasapano
DBM withdraws errata for 2015 budget
Party list lawmakers have suspected that the errata submitted by the budget department could be midnight insertions in what they call an election budget
DOH budget hearing gets tense, congressmen asked to dance
Health Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag is asked to ease the tension when Department of Health s alleged hidden pork is questioned in the budget hearing
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Air Algerie plane crashes in Mali Taiwan airline apologizes for GE222 crash 3rd impeach raps vs Aquino this time over military deal
3rd impeach raps vs Aquino, this time over military deal
Progressive groups say the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and the US surrenders national sovereignty and compromises territorial integrity
Opposition solons: What triggered PNoy's speech?
Lawmakers react to President Benigno Aquino III s surprise speech on national TV to defend a controversial government spending program
Solons on new 'pork' scheme: Not good enough
Some applaud President Aquino s move to overhaul the pork barrel system but others would not settle for anything less than full abolition
Leftist solons to reject PDAF, urge 'pork' abolition
The leftist bloc also criticized President Aquino for issuing a statement the he is for the retention of the controversial pork barrel fund
Makabayan holds 1st-ever miting de avance
Will their Senate bet make it this time around?
