Albayalde: Court right forum to explain

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:42:27 +0000

Albayalde: Court right forum to explain

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Thursday asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to declare the profiling of its members by the Philippine National Police unconstitutional

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DILG welcomes teachers’ group’s petition vs PNP profiling

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:37:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday welcomed the petition filed by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) before the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the police from profiling its members. In its petition through the National Union of People’s Lawyers, ACT asked the CA to issue a restraining order against the […]

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PNP exec surprised at ACT petition to stop profiling its members

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:38:41 +0000

A high-ranking official of the PNP is surprised at the move of the ACT to seek help from the court to stop the police from profiling its members.

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ACT denounces ‘escalating harassment’ vs its members

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 07:17:40 +0000

ACT denounces 'escalating harassment' vs its members

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) denounced on Saturday “an escalating harassment” on its organization as it received reports of another incident of intimidation involving one of its leaders. 

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DepEd protects ACT members from PNP profiling

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:30:12 +0000

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to issue a directive to regional offices not to release any information about the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)

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PNP, ACT agree profiling part of gov’t witch hunt

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:25:48 +0000

PNP, ACT agree profiling part of gov’t witch hunt

Police profiling of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) is part of a government witch hunt, both the Philippine National Police and the teachers’ group said on Tuesday. PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde said police efforts to identify ACT members on the faculty of schools were part of the campaign to end the […]

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Red-tagging teachers without basis is ‘unfair’ — Tañada

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:40:21 +0000

Red-tagging teachers without basis is ‘unfair’ — Tañada

Oposisyon Koalisyon (OK) senatorial candidate and former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Tuesday branded as “unfair” the military’s red-tagging of teachers aligned with the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT).

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Lacson urges profiling, lifestyle check of dismissed cops, soldiers

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:22:23 +0000

Why not conduct profiling and surveillance on “dishonorably discharged” cops and soldiers and monitor their lifestyle?

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PNP confirms intel operation vs ACT teachers

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 23:25:31 +0000

PNP confirms intel operation vs ACT teachers

The Philippine National Police has confirmed reports that it is profiling members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), a group critical of the Duterte administration, drawing an outcry from rights and lawyers organizations.

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No gov’t policy to put teachers under surveillance, says Palace

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 23:23:09 +0000

The government has no policy of putting teachers under surveillance but the Philippine National Police will “monitor” those suspected of illegal activities such as having links with communist rebels, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Monday.

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