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| PROTEST MARCH. Some of the 3,000 teachers in Bacolod City who held a protest march as part of their mass leave activity during the World Teachers’ Day on Friday (October 5, 2018). (Photo by Erwin P. Nicavera) |
The teachers, mostly from Bacolod, were joined by their colleagues from
the neighboring cities of Talisay, Silay, Bago and town of Murcia, during a
program and a boodle fight at the Rizal Elementary School here. They also held
a protest march and a noise barrage,
The group, headed by ACT-Negros president Gualberto Dajao, said in a
press statement that they vehemently protest and grieve the plight of Filipino
teachers suffering from overwork, underpay and over tax.
“To show our indignation, we are launching a protest action in the form
of mass leave (on) the day teachers are supposed to be honored,” they said.
They also called Oct. 5 a “lesson plan-free day,” adding that the black
shirts they were wearing speak for “sadness” over the challenges faced by
teachers.
“There is no reason to be happy. Instead, there is reason to protest
and demand for just and legitimate demands, like higher salary,” Dajao said.
He added the teachers’ gathering is not just a simple rally as they
decided to file a mass leave.
“This is our day, but this is not declared a non-working holiday,” he
said.
Dajao said students in public schools in Bacolod did not go to school
on Friday as they were already informed of the mass leave the day before. (PNA/By Erwin Nicavera )
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