Marcos vows career push for teachers

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. vowed career advancement for all teachers as he led the oathtaking of 2,100 promoted educators in Tacloban City, Leyte, on Wednesday.

“I repeat, no teacher will retire Teacher I,” he said in Filipino.

A total of 2,121 newly promoted teachers and principals in the Eastern Visayas region took their oath before Mr. Marcos at the Tacloban City Convention Center.

The President reaffirmed the administration’s efforts to streamline teachers’ career growth, including the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) System for public school teachers.

Under the ECP, teachers can be promoted based on merit and competencies, not based on vacancies.

“That situation only worsens the shortage of teachers in the country [and] undermines the country’s overall educational system,” Mr. Marcos said.

Over 65,000 teachers and school heads have been promoted since August 2025. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana