ACT to DepEd: Now is the time for teachers’ pay hike

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) should now consider advancing the calls to increase the entry-level pay of teachers to P50,000, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said on Friday. This was after Education Secretary Sonny Angara wrote a letter to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) calling for more flexible and longer