Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by HON. EDGAR M. CHATTO 
First District, Bohol 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Philippine Constitution grants the highest budgetary allocation of 
government to education. This is to ensure that quality education is accessible and 
available to all. A necessary component of the budget for education relates to the 
compensation received by teachers. After all, the quality of education heavily relies 
upon them. 
To say that teachers are overworked is an understatement. Sadly, the 
compensation of our teachers and all who work in the education sector does not 
reflect their value in nation-building. In fact, the salary of teachers nowadays is an 
irony to the mandate of the Constitution to give the highest budgetary allocation for 
education.  
With the salary standardization efforts of government, the way to correct this 
situation is by upgrading the salary grade of elementary and secondary public school 
teachers from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 18 and non-teaching personnel from 
Salary Grade 1 to Salary Grade 9. 
History shows that teachers were once one of highly paid employees of 
government. And rightly so. With a competitive and decent compensation package, 
the quality of education is ensured. From recruitment to promotion, the excellence of 
public school teaching and non-teaching personnel will be maintained.  
Increasing the salaries of teachers, most importantly, affirms their value not 
only as second parents of our children but as shapers of our future generations. 
In view of the foregoing, the urgent passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. EDGAR M. CHATTO 
August 4, 2022
4:36 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by HON. EDGAR M. CHATTO 
First District, Bohol 
AN ACT 
UPGRADING THE SALARY GRADE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS 
AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL FROM SALARY GRADE 11 TO 
SALARY GRADE 18, AND FROM SALARY GRADE 1 TO SALARY GRADE 
9, RESPECTIVELY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of 
the State to promote the welfare and economic well-bring of public school teachers 
and non-teaching personnel in order to ensure that public schools will attract and 
retain its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration 
and other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment. Toward this end, the government 
shall provide a decent and adequate compensation to public school teachers and 
non-teaching personnel commensurate to their valuable contributions in nation-
building. 
SEC. 2. Upgrading of Salary Grade Level. – The present salary grade of 
public school teachers and non-teaching personnel in public elementary and 
secondary schools shall be upgraded from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 18 and 
from Salary Grade 1 to Salary Grade 9, respectively. 
SEC. 3. Implementation. – The implementation of this Act be made in 
tranches within a three-year period from the approval thereof. 
SEC. 4 Appropriation. – The amount necessary to implement this Act shall 
be charged against the appropriations of the Department of Education (DepEd) of 
the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. 
SEC. 5. Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Education (DepEd) 
shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act. 
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. – If for any reason any section or provision 
of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof 
shall not be affected thereby. 
SEC. 7.   Repealing Clause. –    All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders and rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions 
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of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC.  8.    Effectivity.  – This Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  
following  the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) 
national newspapers of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved.