The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said its memorandum to consolidate data for its payroll deduction system was not issued to red-tag teachers affiliated with unions, but the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, called the move “plain intimidation.”
The Department of Education on Monday said its memorandum to consolidate data for its payroll deduction system was not issued to red-tag teachers affiliated with unions, but the Alliance of Concerned Teachers , called the move “plain intimidation.”
“Wala po, definitely. In fact, we always respected ‘yung legitimate union activities. Kaya nga kahit ‘yung ating APDS ay pinapagamit natin sa kanila para maka-kolekta sila ng membership dues sila,” Poa said when asked if there was discrimination or red-tagging intended for the issuance of the memorandum.
“Hindi na bago ‘yan o hindi karagdagang information ‘yan. ‘Yan ay nasa sistema na ng DepEd. Kinukuha lang natin from one office to another to update our own records dito sa central office. Nung sila ay nag-enroll sa APDS, ay binigay na nila ‘yung mga pangalan na ‘yan. So it’s really not profiling because ‘yan naman ay information na nasa sistema na ng DepEd,” Poa said.
“This is opening the big possibility of violating ACT’s and its members’ right to association, freedom of expression and protection of privacy. We urge DepEd to go after abusive loan sharks and lending institutions instead and spare unions and teachers’ organizations,” the group said.“The allegation that the memorandum was intended to profile the members of ACT Union as part of a supposed government anti-insurgency campaign is patently absurd, distorted, and [follows] no logic,” the DepEd said.
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