DepEd urged to review classroom observation policy after teacher's deathA teacher (L) works inside an empty classroom after in-person classes were suspended due to dangerous levels of heat, at an elementary school in Iloilo City on April 2, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — Two major teachers' groups are pressing the Department of Education to review its conduct of classroom observations after a teacher in Muntinlupa City died earlier this week during a scheduled classroom observation. The Teachers' Dignity Coalition called on DepEd to "urgently review its policies on classroom observations as an integral part of the teachers' performance rating system," while the Alliance of Concerned Teachers demanded the immediate suspension of the practice. ACT went further, calling on DepEd to suspend classroom observations, especially as educators are returning from the holiday break. Teachers' groups have long questioned the volume of administrative requirements DepEd imposes on top of classroom instruction.

Source: Philippine Star January 08, 2026 14:25 UTC