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We are not blaming teachers, we are only reminding them

Palace Press Office Undersecretary Claire Castro says her statement on Aug. 18, 2026 that teachers allegedly fail to uphold proper conduct was misinterpreted. The statement comes after the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) called Castro’s statement, 'reckless and insulting.' In a press briefing, Castro said she was not blaming teachers but was only reminding them of their duties. She said her comment was based on an investigation, citing the recent trip to Davao City of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., where he was heckled by students.

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00:00This is a reminder on responsible use of social media by all deaf-ed personnel.
00:06This was released on August 11, 2026,
00:10of Deaf-ed Newsweek.
00:13So, what does this office have received reports
00:18of social media posts involving teachers and other school personnel
00:23that professionalism expected of deaf-ed personnel?
00:27So, may mga lumabag po sa mga tamang kaugalian
00:33na nakikita ng kanila mismo, mga estudyante.
00:38So, nauunawaan po natin kung saan po nagdagaling ang ating mga guro,
00:43pero huwag po nila sanang masamain kung ating lamang nirelimain
00:49at pinapaalalahan na ng lead na napakalaki po ng inyong role
00:53bilang pangalawang magulang sa ating mga kabataan
00:57at hindi ko po kailanman
01:01hindi bibigyang galang ang mga guro.
01:05Dahil,
01:06ang aking ina,
01:08hindi pa po ako pinapanganap,
01:11ay isang public school teacher
01:15sa Manolos
01:17Marcelo H. Del Pilar High School.
01:22Hanggang siya ay
01:24namanya pa
01:26na natili po siyang
01:28guro.
01:30So, muli
01:32na islaman po natin ipakita sa mga guro
01:35na hindi po kayo lahat.
01:38Hindi po kayo sinisisi.
01:41Ito ay
01:44pagpapaalala.
01:46At sa mga ganito po,
01:47kung meron po kayo nakikita mga inyong mga kasamahan
01:51na maaaring lumalabag
01:53sa alintutunin
01:55para sa mas magandang
01:57pagtuturo sa ating mga
02:00kabataan,
02:01ay kayo na po rin
02:02ang tumulong sa ating pamahalaan.
02:04At ito rin po ay
02:07makakatulong sa ating mga
02:09kabataan.
02:10Hindi po natin ito pwedeng
02:14hindi isiwala.
02:18Kailangan din po malaman
02:19ng iba mga magulang
02:20kung ano yung nangyayari
02:21sa ating mga paaralan.
02:24So, sa ganito po ay
02:27nais po natin sabihin
02:29sa ating mga guro
02:31napakalaki po
02:32ng inyong mga
02:33katungkulan
02:34para sa paghubog
02:35na magandang kaugalian,
02:37magandang asal
02:39o magandang attitude
02:40sa ating mga kabataan.
02:43At
02:44sa app
02:45teachers
02:46party list
02:47hindi po ito
02:51paninisin.
02:53Sana ilagay po natin
02:54sa tamang konteksto
02:55ang ating
02:57sinabi.
02:57Hindi ito pag-atake
03:00sa mga guro.
03:02So,
03:02simple naman po
03:03ang ating mga guro
03:04maaali po natin turuan
03:06ang ating mga
03:06estudyante
03:07kung paano
03:09magbigay
03:10ng tamang
03:10pagpapahayag
03:11kung meron sinasabihin
03:12against the government
03:13karapatan po yan.
03:15Pero iba po
03:16ang pagtuturo
03:17ng freedom of expression
03:18at iba rin po
03:20ang pagtuturo
03:21kung paano
03:22ito isasagawa
03:23ng walang
03:24pag-iinsulto
03:25at
03:27walang
03:27pakita
03:29ng
03:30maling
03:31pag-uugaling.
03:32So,
03:32kahit sino po
03:33ang ating maging
03:34presidente
03:36ito pong
03:36aring ito
03:37ay dapat naman
03:38natili sa atin.
03:39So,
03:40siguro
03:40tanongin alam po natin
03:41ang
03:42ACT
03:42party
03:43or ACT
03:44teachers
03:44party list
03:45sa ganitong
03:46na ipakita
03:46natin
03:47na nangyari
03:48ng mga
03:50paglaban
03:50ng ibang mga
03:51guro.
03:51Hindi po lahat
03:52ha.
03:53Dito never po
03:54sinabi na lahat.
03:56Ano po ba
03:57kaya
03:58ang nagawa nila
03:58para
04:01mas
04:01ma-iangat
04:02natin
04:03ang tamang
04:04kaugalian
04:04sa ating mga
04:05kabataan.
04:06Tingnan po natin
04:07kung nakundi na ba nila
04:08itong mga
04:08isang teacher
04:09yung iba mga
04:10teachers
04:11na nagsagawa
04:12na dito
04:14pagtuturo
04:14ng maling
04:15asal
04:16sa ating mga
04:16sugyan.
04:17Sumuli
04:18sa mga teachers po
04:19ginagalan po
04:20natin yan
04:20manamang
04:21ay nagkaroon
04:22lamang po
04:22ng
04:24misinterpretation
04:25dahil
04:25yung nagpalabas
04:27ng opinion
04:28ay malinip
04:30po agad.
04:31Dahil sinabi na
04:32sinisisi po natin
04:33ang mga
04:34guro.
04:34Hindi po
04:35kailanman natin
04:36sisiya na mga
04:36guro.
04:37Ito ay
04:38isang
04:38kaalala
04:39damang.
04:40At
04:41pagkira man po
04:42under end
04:43ay meron din po
04:44silang mensahe
04:44patungkol po
04:45dito.
04:46Gusto lang
04:47linawin
04:48na hindi ito
04:48tungkol sa
04:49paninisis
04:50sa mga
04:50guro.
04:50Ang punto
04:51ay kilalanin
04:52ang napakahalagang
04:53papel nila
04:54bilang pangalawang
04:55magulang
04:56ng ating
04:57mga learners.
04:58Malaki ang
04:59papel nila
04:59sa paggabay.
05:18Psalm 3
05:18ang
05:19pang vale
05:20in
05:20mgaedia
05:21pang
05:21pit pang
05:24ypre
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