English: Gatchalian added that higher salaries for public school teachers are already overdue. His proposal is to raise the salary of Teacher I from Salary Grade 11 (P25,439) to Salary Grade 13 (P29,798) or Salary Grade 14 (P32,321). The lawmaker noted that in terms of entry-level salaries, Filipino teachers are already left behind by their peers in other ASEAN countries like Indonesia (P66,099) and Singapore (P60,419).
Filipino: Ayon pa kay Gatchalian, napapanahon nang itaas ang sahod ng mga guro. Panukala niya, itaas ang sahod ng mga Teacher I mula Salary Grade 11 (P25,439) paakyat sa Salary Grade 13 (P29,798) o Salary Grade 14 (P32,321). Pagdating sa entry-level na sahod, napag-iiwanan na ang mga Pilipinong guro kung ihahambing sa ibang bansa sa ASEAN tulad ng Indonesia (P66,099) at Singapore (P60,419).