Teachers' Month Campaign Launched

MANILA, Philippines - Our country’s teachers are some of the most important, yet underappreciated members of the community. This is why leading members of the business, academe, media and NGO sectors have gotten together to start the Teachers’ Month Campaign (TMC), which will kick off on Sept. 6 and culminate on Oct. 5, World Teachers’ Day. The group’s goal is to turn World Teachers’ Day into a major nationwide celebration, similar to Mothers’ Day or Fathers’ Day.

The Teachers’ Month Campaign participants include Metrobank Foundation, Dela Salle University, Philippine STAR, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA-7, SM Supermalls, National Book Store, Anvil Publishing, Globe Telecoms, Smart Communications, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, League of Cities of the Philippines, Local Government Academy, Synergeia Foundation, Bato-Balani Foundation, Philippine Business for Education, Foundation for Worldwide People Power, and Museo Pambata, among others. Other companies, socio-civic groups, retailers and partners are invited to come up with their own Teachers’ Day activities to help make the celebration bigger and more meaningful for teachers, students and the public.