Senate to Increase Teachers’ Salaries, Grant Additional Benefits

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The long-standing cry of Filipino teachers for a salary increase, together with other additional benefits will soon be granted after the Senate took the first step in studying how to augment the salary of teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepED) all over the country. Senator Ramon Read More …

Sen. Gatchalian: “Budget for Teachers’ Salary Increase Already Available”

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Senator Win Gatchalian says he already found the P54 billion needed to fund his bill raising the salaries of teachers by two salary grades. “Hindi po ba may vineto si Pangulong Duterte na P95 billion na pork barrel funds sa 2019 budget? Bakit hindi natin kunin ‘yong P54 billion doon Read More …

DepEd to Hire 10,000 Teachers, 5,000 Non-Teaching Staff in 2020

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Under its proposed 2020 budget, the Department of Education (DepEd) plans to hire 10,000 public school teachers and 5,000 non-teaching personnel. The move is part of DepEd’s commitment to further improve teacher-to-student ratio, enhance learning, and ease the workload of its personnel given increasing enrolment levels in public schools nationwide. Read More …

Sen. Poe’s Version of “No-Homework Law” Based on Findings

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Senator Grace Poe filed her version of No-Homework Law thru Senate Bill No. 966 -An Act Establishing A No-Homework Policy for All Primary and Secondary Schools in the Country. It was read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture last August 28, 2019. Read More …

Solon Aims to Repeal “Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016”

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Representative. Lorna C. Silverio filed House Bill No. Hb03894 : An Act Repealing Republic Act No. 10912, Otherwise Known As The “Continuing Professional Development Act Of 2016” (CPD Law). It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Higher and Technical Education on August 20, Read More …

Php 3,000 Medical Allowance for Public School Teachers Pushed

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A TEACHER Party-list Representative Ma. Victoria V. Umali filed House Bill No. 872 : Providing Medical Allowance For Public School Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Basic Education and Culture on July 23, 2019. In her explanatory note, it says: Public Read More …

Providing a Housing Program for Teachers Pushed

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Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez filed House Bill No. 1871  : An Act To Provide For A Housing Program For Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee On Housing And Urban Development on July 24, 2019. In his explanatory note, it says: “This bill Read More …

Release of 14th Month Pay for Public School Teachers Pushed

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Manila Teachers Party List Rep. Virgilio S. Lacson filed House Bill No. 3271  : An Act Institutionalizing the Release of the 14th Month Pay for All Public-School Teachers. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Appropriations last August 6, 2019. In his explanatory Read More …

Increase of Teaching Supplies Allowance to P10,000 Pushed

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Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto filed House Bill No. 3449  : An Act Institutionalizing The Grant Of A Teaching Supplies Allowance For Public School Teachers And Appropriating Funds Therefor. It was already referred by the House Committee on Rules to the Committee on Basic Education and Culture last August 7, 2019. In Read More …

List of Class Suspensions | #WalangPasok August 9, 2019

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#WalangPasok August 9, 2019 Officials in some areas have announced school suspension today, Friday, August 9, 2019 due to inclement weather  enhanced by southwest monsoon or hanging habagat.   Updated List of Areas with Class Suspensions for Friday, August 9, 2019 As of 5:30 AM   Metro Manila Mandaluyong City – Read More …

Call to Suspend Use of School Uniform Amid Dengue Outbreak

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The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is now calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) to suspend the wearing of school uniforms amid dengue outbreak in Iloilo City. The suspension as per Resolution No. 2019-278 passed unanimously by the SP was meant for all levels, Read More …

POEA Warns Teachers on Illegal Recruitment for a Japan School

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The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tokyo reported that a certain Heart English School has been directly recruiting Filipinos without the proper authorization from the POEA. “This unauthorized practice exposes the teachers to possible abuse,” the agency said in a statement. According to POLO-Tokyo, a Filipino contact whose identity Read More …

FREE Mandatory Continuing Education for Teachers Pushed

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Sen. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 367 or The Continuing Education for Teachers Act, which mandates the government to implement a comprehensive national program for mandatory continuing education for all primary and secondary teachers in both private and public educational institutions as well as formal and non-formal institutions of learning. Read More …

Underprivileged Student’s Discount Act of 2019 Proposed

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The Free Tuition Law has gone a long way in easing the burden of families for the education of their children. But for most families, there are still a lot of out-of-pocket expenses that they have to cope with and for them, every peso counts,” Angara said The bill calls Read More …

Rep. Herrera-Dy Seeks Salary Increase for Public School Teachers

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In her explanatory note, Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy said that public school teachers were one of the highly regarded employees of the government prior the Martial Law era. “They received decent pay that they could afford to send their children to exclusive schools and could even build bigger houses,” Herrera-Dy said.But Read More …

Entry Level Salary, PERA Allowance Increase for Gov’t Employees Pushed

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House Bill 2027 by Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy proposes that the salary of a regular entry-level position in government service shall not be less than P16,000 a month. Meanwhile, the present entry-level salary of public school teachers shall not be less than P25,000 a month and the entry-level salary of teaching Read More …