Teachers' Dignity Coalition

Public Correspondence

2025

DECEMBER 2025

LOOK: TDC Chair Benjo Basas, upon the request of affected teachers, wrote to DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara to appeal for the release of remaining year-end incentives in cash or by check for teachers whose ATM payroll accounts have been garnished due to loans obtained from private lending institutions (PLIs)—many of which have been repeatedly identified by affected teachers as predatory and abusive in nature. | December 23, 2025

December 23, 2025

And here now is the Circular Letter for PEI 2025. | December 18, 2025

December 18, 2025

On December 12, 2025 the TDC sent a communication addressed to DBM OIC Rolando Toledo to follow up on the status of the SRI 2025, the PEI 2025, and the PBB (or its substitute) for FY 2024 (the original letter was sent on December 1, 2025). | December 13, 2025

December 13, 2025

SRI 2025 IS FINALLY HERE | December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Look 🔍: TDC Chair Benjo Basas has written DBM OIC Rolando Toledo to ask for the official status of the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for FY 2025. This follows after reports of an ₱11,000 SRI went viral. | December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025

NOVEMBER 2025

🔎Look: The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), through its Chairperson Benjo Basas, has written to DepEd Secretary Juan Sonny Angara seeking updates on the status of the 2023 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for teachers and personnel. | November 3, 2025

November 3, 2025

OCTOBER 2025

PBB 2023 | October 29, 2025

October 29, 2025

PBB 2023 UPDATE | October 29, 2025

October 29, 2025

Ito na, WELNESS BREAK para sa mga guro. | October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025

HEALTH BREAK, INSTEAD OF INSET | October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

SEPTEMBER 2025

GINHAWA MAX LOAN BUYOUT | September 10, 2025

September 8, 2025

SENATE HEARING ON GSIS INVESTMENTS POSTPONED | September 8, 2025

September 8, 2025

WAGI!: In response to the letter sent yesterday by Valenzuela Public Elementary School Teachers Association (VALPESTA), Association of Secondary Public Educators of Valenzuela (ASPEV), and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition–Valenzuela City Chapter (TDC Valenzuela)—and the subsequent meeting with teacher-leaders this morning—SDO Valenzuela City SDS Dr. Noel Bagano issued a memorandum today allowing teachers to change their choices from group to individual availment of the ₱7,000 medical allowance until September 9. | September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025

AUGUST 2025

RESULTA NG ATING PANGUNGULIT, VIGAN-ROMBLON MODEL PREVAILED. | August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

TDC LETTER TO REGIONAL DIRECTORS | August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

FINAL PUSH FOR CASH OPTION (TDC letter to DBM) | August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

FINAL PUSH FOR CASH OPTION (TDC letter to DepEd) | August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

Look: 🔎The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), through its National Chairperson Benjo Basas, has formally written Senator Raffy Tulfo to request a dialogue on issues affecting the public school system, particularly the role of PTAs, budget for school maintenance and operation and the urgent need to strengthen government support for basic education. | August 16, 2025

August 16, 2025

Look: 🔎The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has formally written to Sen. Alan Cayetano and Cong. Jude Acidre, chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Higher and Technical Education, requesting meetings to discuss urgent issues—including the fate of the Senior High School Program, reforms in the general education curriculum and the welfare of teachers and personnel in higher education institutions. | August 13, 2025

August 13, 2025

Look🔎: Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) Chairperson Benjo Basas has sent a formal letter to House Committee on Cooperatives Development Chair Rep. | August 9, 2025

August 9, 2025

JULY 2025

"Today, July 11, is the deadline for the submission of the summary of availment preferences from the regions."

JUNE 11, 2025

JUNE 2025

Look: The DepEd has formally responded to the request of the TDC for a dialogue on the status of the long-awaited medical allowance for teaching and non-teaching personnel

JUNE 10, 2025

P1,000 ADDITIONAL HONORARIA, UPLOADED NA RAW SA LAHAT NG FIELD REGION AYON SA MENSAHE MULA SA TANGGAPAN NI CHAIR GARCIA

JUNE 7, 2025

HEADS UP, Head Teachers!: Reclassification of Qualified Personnel to School Principal I Position.

JUNE 6, 2025

SUMAGOT NA ANG DEPED SA HILING NA DIALOGUE NG TDC, HINAHANAPAN NA ITO NG SCHEDULE

JUNE 4, 2025

MARCH 2025

RECOMMENDATION ON THE REQUEST FOR THE GRANT OF CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OR HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING PROHIBITED PERIOD OF THE 2025 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS

MARCH 25, 2025

COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia has directed the Deputy Director for Operations (DEDO), Atty. Rafael Olano, to address the concern raised earlier by the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) regarding the assignment of teachers as support staff for the Electoral Boards in the upcoming elections.

MARCH 19, 2025

JANUARY 2025

TDC Chairperson Benjo Basas' appeal to the CSC regarding the new dress code (CSC MC No. 16, 2024) was also sent to DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara for his support and consideration.

JANUARY 8, 2025

The full letter of TDC Chair Benjo Basas to CSC Chair Atty. Marilyn Barua-Yap re the group's appeal to suspend the implementation of CSC MC No. 16, s. 2024 or exemption of teachers to such policy.

JANUARY 6, 2025

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