20/08/2026
"๐พ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐": ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has strongly condemned statements from Palace Press Officer Usec. Claire Castro saying her remarks linking some teachers to disrespectful behavior in the wake of the Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting are insulting and demoralizing.
"๐ป๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ said ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐จ. We do not teach disrespect. We give everything we have, despite low pay and overwhelming workloads"
With nine school violence incidents recorded since the school year began, Bernardo says the focus should be on real solutions proper funding, mental health support, stronger inspection, and clear legal protection for teachers not scapegoating educators who are already stretched thin.
Totoo namanโmalaki ang role ng teachers sa character formation. Pero let's also remember: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ.
Ang isang bata ay hinuhubog ng maraming factorsโfamily, community, school, environment, social media, peers, at higit sa lahat, ang mga sistema na dapat sana'y nagpoprotekta sa kanila.
At kung ang tunay nating layunin ay maiwasan ang panibagong trahedya, then let's ask the harder questions:
How did the student get exposed to violence?
What systems failed to protect the school community?
What can schools, families, communities, and government agencies do better?
Because at the end of the day, the goal should not be to find someone convenient to blame. The goal should be to understand what happened, protect our students, support our teachers, and make schools genuinely safer.
Bagkus tanungin kung โSino ang dapat sisihin?โ
Tanungin natin kung โAno ang dapat nating baguhin para hindi na ito maulit?โ
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Source:
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/999050/teachers-insulted-by-claire-castro-s-remarks-on-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting-act/story/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTydZhwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHoYMNRVSGdg87st9O24Tw57W-zRDxBQ7hqzEtDcTxS_19PsyV6_xEhBia08J_aem_dfuQ8xO5QayHsO7oOZSR5Q