1662, calling on the House labor and employment committee to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the instructional television project between DepEd and private production company Ei2Tech. Promoting education“The company Ei2Tech Inc. and officials must be made to explain their part and actions regarding the complaint of the executive producers,” the lawmakers said in their resolution. The project had an immediate appeal to seasoned producers and other workers, as some of them saw an opportunity to promote education. But the project was hampered by changing work arrangements and other conditions that the hired producers began to question in the course of their work. “Workers are appealing to the DepEd to look into their plight, mainly because DepEd TV already started airing through different traditional and digital platforms,” they added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 23, 2021 21:33 UTC