MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Leonor Briones has defended her agency’s action of identifying members of two teachers’ groups, saying it is just “a standard requirement which we require all organizations.”
The Department of Education (DepEd) chief issued this remark on Monday in a bid to allay fears that her agency’s move could pave the way for harassment of teachers.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) earlier expressed concern over an online survey that purportedly seeks to profile teachers who are members of the two groups.
ACT’s Raymond Basilio even likened the survey to the police’s profiling of its m…
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