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ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS
2/F Teachers’ Center, Mines St. cor. Dipolog St., Bgy. VASRA, Quezon City,
Philippines
Telefax 453-9116 Mobile 09178502124; 09198198903 Email act_philippines@yahoo.com
Website www.actphils.com
Member, Education International
October 01,2011
References/Spokespersons: Benjie Valbuena
Vice-Chairperson
09182399222
France Castro
Secretary General
09178502124
Media Liaison: Zenie Lao – 09198198903; 09174998608
TEACHERS GEAR UP FOR NATIONALLY-COORDINATED
ACTIVITIES FOR WORLD TEACHERS DAY
“The Alliance of Concerned Teachers will hold nationally-coordinated
activities to commemmorate World Teachers Day on October 5,” Mr. Benjie
Valbuena, the Vice-Chairperson announced.
“While the teachers in the National Capital Region will chalk walk and
chalk talk with President Aquino at Malacañang, ACT chapters in different
regions will hold their own form of celebration of this important date,”
France Castro, Secretary-General of ACT said.
Mr. Benjie Valbuena explained that,”Our campaign for additional chalk and
teaching supplies allowance is part of our 10-point demand that
essentially calls for Greater Budget in Education and Other Social
Services. Other demands include regularization of all
volunteer/contractual teachers; 104,000 new permanent teacher items;
Salary Grade 15 for Teacher 1, Salary Grade 16 for Instructor 1 in the
State Colleges and Universities and P6,000 Increase in Base Pay of
non-teaching personnel; increase in base productivity pay to P5,000;
Increase Clothing Allowance to P6,000; P91.5 Billion for Classroom
Shortage & Other School Facilities; Adequate Budget for Universal
Kindergarten program; Greater State Subsidy for PNU (Philippine Normal
University) and All SUCs (State Universities & Colleges); and 100%
Increase in MOOE in All Levels of Education.”
“Budget deliberations in the House of Representatives has been finished
and this will be submitted to the Senate for review. The budget approved
for education and other social services is very much lower than what is
needed. We are bringing this to the President because he can make
amendments to such budget as the Chief Executive of our country,” declared
Ms. Castro, Secretary-General of ACT.#####
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