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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd INACCURATELY says Comelec plans to file criminal charges vs teachers who quit election duties

By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2023 3:32 PM

Vice President Sara Duterte was quoted in a press release inaccurately stating that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) planned to file criminal charges against teachers who backed out of their duties in the Oct. 30 barangay polls. Duterte concurrently serves as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). STATEMENT In a Nov. 4 press release, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on teachers’ salary hike NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 3:22 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos will raise the pay of teachers and has a long-term plan for this. This needs context. The chief executive has not announced any immediate salary increase although he asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to look into the matter. On Aug. 15, an FB […]

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SONA 2022 Promise Tracker

SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: EDUCATION

By Blanch Ancla | Jul 17, 2023 8:30 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. breezed through the education sector, identifying only five general changes he wanted to implement for learners and teachers in the country. This is a task Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio took on as Education secretary.

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Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta mali ang pahayag na ‘huli’ ang mga guro sa COVID-19 vaccination priority

By VERA Files | Mar 04, 2021 1:37 PM

Sa isang pahayag sa video noong Peb. 21, sinabi ni SAGIP Party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta na ang mga guro ay panghuli sa sa listahan ng gobyerno ng babakunahan laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Nagkakamali si Marcoleta.

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FACT CHECK News

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta errs in claiming teachers ‘last’ in COVID-19 vaccination priority

By VERA Files | Mar 04, 2021 12:17 PM

In a video statement on Feb. 21, SAGIP Party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta mistakenly claimed that teachers sit last in the government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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News Vote 2013

Comelec appeals to teachers’ ‘civic-mindedness’

Oct 30, 2013 9:02 PM

By DARLENE CAY COMMISSION on Elections Chairman SixtoBrillantes Jr. on Wednesday reminded public school teachers who refused to serve as members of the Board of Election Tellers (BETs) of their civic duty. “Ayaw naman nating ipilit (We do not want to impose). It’s not really in a sense, compulsory. But we’re always appealing to the civic-mindedness […]

Barangay, comelec, elections, Teachers

Over 1,700 Cebu teachers face disenfranchisement

May 12, 2013 9:55 AM

By LALA ORDENES and IRENE ROSALES CEBU City—Unless they grow a pair of wings on election day, 1,770 public school teachers who are on poll duty here may not be able to cast their votes on May 13. Three teachers will man each of Cebu City’s 592 clustered precincts as members of the Board of […]

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