(Photo courtesy of DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
TDC national chairperson Benjo Basas said the teachers, who were hired on probationary status since 2016, were told that their last day would be today, May 31, following their failure to secure a teaching license or take the licensure examination under a provision of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, popularly known as the K-12 Law.
“These colleagues have consistently performed satisfactory to excellent tasks as evidenced by their continuous rehiring up to the present school year. They have contributed greatly to the success of DepEd’s Senior High School program as pioneers in spite of the system’s challenges due to birth pains and thus, are considered assets of the Department,” Basas said in a statement.