RepublicofthePhilippines
HOUSE OF REPRESIINTATIVES
`   ^Quezon city, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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House Bfil No.
5119
Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
EXPIANATORY NOTE
Teachers in the Philippines contend with a lot of challenges in their profession,
particularly the low salary in relation to the responsibilities they take on in the conduct
of their job.  Most,  if not all,,  of the teachers  jn  the  Philippines are overworked  and
underpaid. with rising prices and the increasing difficulty of life in the country brought
about by many factors, the compensation teachers receive are hardly enough to cover
day-to-day living expenses. And this fact has caused many of our educators to lose
faith in their profession.
It is therefore imperative that we ensure that our teachers receive consistent
compensation in return for their invaluable service. Therefore, this Act seeks to set a
minimum salary increase for teachers, the minimum being the corresponding increase
jn  inflation  rate.  This  bill  had  been filed  during  the  17th  Congress  by  Rep.  Salvador
Belaro.  It is hoped that this bill will set the parameters for all future salary increases
for the te`aching profession.
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RepublicofthePhilippines
HOUSE OF REPRESIINTATTVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
How;-Bfii-No.  5119
Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
AN ACT SETTING THE MINIMUM FOR INCREASF IN TEACHERS' SALARIES
B.e it Fna_cted by the Sep?te and the  House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled..
SECTION 1.  Short Title.  This Act shall be known as the "Minimum Salary Increase
for Teachers Act Qf 2022"
SEC. 2. Declaration of State Policy. -  The State recognizes the indispensable role
of teachers in educating our citizenry. It is thus but fitting that the State ensure that the
teaching profession attract the best and brightest by making teachers' compensation
and benefits reasonably competitive.
SEC.  3.  Any salary  increase that will  be  implemented  for teachers,  now and  in the
future,  whether in  public or  private  schools shall  not  be  lower than  the  increase  in
inflation  rate.  For this  purpose,  the  salaries  of all  teachers  in  the  country  shall  be
increased yearly using the said increase in inflation rate as basis for determining the
minimum increase in teachers' salaries.
SEC.  4.  The  Department  of Education  (DepEd),  Commission  on  Higher  Education
(CHED) and the Technical  Education  Skills and  Development Authority  (TESDA),  in
collaboration with the Department of Budget and Management shall jointly formulate
and issue the implementing rules and regulations of this Act.
SEC. 5. The funds necessary to carry out the provision of this Act shall be included on
the  General  Appropriation  Act  of  the  year  following  its  enactment  into  law  and
thereafter.
SEC. 6. All laws, orders,  issuance rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent
with any provisions of this Act are thereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
SEC.  7.  This Act shall take effect fifteen  (15)  days from  complete publication  in the
Official Gazette Qr in a newspaper Of general circulation.
Approved,