In a statement issued Monday, March 27, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines reiterated that its calls “were made to weigh in the voice of our teachers on the current education policies and programs of government.”
Duterte also questioned the group’s “true intentions” since the call came at the height of the “NPA-initiated violence in six towns of Masbate that affected over 55,199 learners and 2,815 school personnel.”https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/27/nice-try-vp-duterte-sees-act-s-demand-for-30-k-new-teachers-a-diversion-from-masbate-clash
ACT’s maintained that its demand to significantly increase the usual 5,000 new teachers being hired and 5,000 classrooms being built yearly has been as old as the education shortages in the country.
But she can find money for ROTC?