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Read more about the article New tranche in pay hike puts teachers in lowest rung among public employees
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) calls to raise the base pay of public school teachers to P30,000. (Photo taken from ACT Facebook page)

New tranche in pay hike puts teachers in lowest rung among public employees

The new round of wage increase for government employees practically puts down the teachers in the lowest salaried rung among government employees.

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Read more about the article New bus terminal for Davao needed to address congestion
SAFE TRAVELS. Davao City Overland Transport Terminal Head Aiza Yusoph said the city's bus terminal is now ready for the influx of passengers during Holy Week. In a press conference on Wednesday, April 5, Yusoph revealed that 20 units of CCTV cameras are now monitoring the terminal in Ecoland, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

New bus terminal for Davao needed to address congestion

Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) head admitted the urgent need for a new public transport terminal to solve bus and passenger congestion in the old city terminal.

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Read more about the article Under TRAIN Law: More excise taxes, price hikes in 2020
Progressive groups on Wednesday, January 17, protest against the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in Bankerohan public market in Davao City. The TRAIN Law is expected to reduce the income taxes of employed Filipinos enabling them to receive higher take-home pay. But the law is feared to affect low-income families as increased excise tax on goods pulls up prices of basic commodities. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

Under TRAIN Law: More excise taxes, price hikes in 2020

Bayan Muna Party-list reiterated its call to scrap the “regressive provisions” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) as the third tranche of additional excise taxes will be implemented this 2020.

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Read more about the article K to 12 made PH students’ reading skills worse – ACT
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. A total of 2,732 students of Mintal Comprehensive High School in Barangay Mintal, Davao City line up for the first flag ceremony of the school year during the opening of classes on Monday, June 5. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

K to 12 made PH students’ reading skills worse – ACT

The country's poor ranking in the recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) only validates the school problems that teachers have been raising.

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