Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

| EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5573 ‘
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARABO.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES
FOR EDUCATORS IN PUBLIC BASIC EDUCATION

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill intends to address the financial security of our public school teachers and non-teaching
personnel by giving them additional compensation on top of their existing salary and benefits. The
bill also proposes to give additional support in the form of allowances and other remuneratio
oe allowance, and a Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. 4

Side ‘ side with the improvement of school infrastructure and facilities, the welfare and economic
well-being of the teaching and non-teaching staff should also be given utmost attention as they
mold our children as future leaders, businessmen, professionals, and labor force.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill earnestly sought.

“KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

Representative
First District of Bulacan



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5573 i
HOUSE BILL NO. a

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND COMPENSATION FOR seal
EDUCATORS IN BASIC EDUCATION

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the poli¢y of the State to promote the
welfare and economic well-being of public school teachers and personnel in basic education

SECTION 1. Title: —This Act shall be known'ds the ‘Teachers Salary Increase Act

The State also recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building and shall promote
and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being, It shall inculcate in
the youth patriotism and nationalism and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.

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a. Bas cation — shall refer to early childhood, elementary, secondary, altermative
learning system (ALS), and education for those with special needs.

b. Locally-Funded Teacher ~ shall refer to a public school teacher who is hired and paid for,
fully or partially, by a local government unit or any other lécal entity in accordance with
the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Education (DepEd):

¢. Non-Teaching Personnel — shall refer to officials and employees of the Department of
Education who are not defined herein as public school teachers,

d. Public School Teacher ~ shall refer to a person engaged in: (1) actual classroom teaching
in public basic education; (2) teaching in alternative learning system (ALS), (3) teaching

and non-teaching employment with the Philippine Science High School Systém; andl (

school-based supervisory, managerial, administrative, and/or technical functions in public
basic education

SECTION 4. Beneficiaries. — The additional support and compensation provided for in this Act :
shall cover the following:

1. Public school teacher

2. Locally-funded teacher i

3. Philippine Science High School System teaching and non-teaching personnel, and |

4. Non-teaching personnel of the DepEd, excluding those occupying positions from salary Hw
grade level 30, under the DepEd schedule of salaries, and/or Assistant Secretary upwards,

SECTION 5. Additional Benefits — The following additional support is hereby authorized:

a. Support in the form of allowances and other remuneration funded from local school board :

funds

Any law, executive issuance, department order, local ordinance, and the like, to the

| contrary notwithstanding, the Local School Boards, as defined in the 1991 Local
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Government Code, are hereby authorized to augment the existing allowances of herein
beneficiaries to be sourced from the Special Education Fund (SEF): Provided, That the i
implementation of this authority shall not prejudice the required budgetary allocation to
address the school building and classroom shortage in the afea, fig

b. Inflationary Adjustment Assistance ho

‘Thousand Pesos (Php 12,000.00) per month

Medical Care and Well-being Allowance

The herein beneficiaries shall receive an allowance fot medical care ahd well-being in the -
amount of Six Thousand Pesos (Php 6,000.00) per month :

d. Teaching Supplies Allowance i

‘The herein beneficiaries shall receive an allowance for teaching supplies and aid i ‘in the ;

amount of Six Thousand Pesos (Php 6,000.00) per month. sie
e. Magna Carta Bonus i

‘Taking into consideration the many unimplemented provisions of Republic Act 6470 or =,

the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers of 1966, the DepEd is hereby authorized to it

grant an annual Magna Carta bonus to public school teachets and non-teaching personnel i
of the DepEd. The maximum amount of the Magna Carta bonus shall be equivalent to the
entitlement a teacher ot a non-teaching personnel should have reteived under RA 4670 but
Which has not been realized in a given budget year. The fulnding for this bonus stall

1 Sourced from savings or other sources as may be determined by the DepEd. i

SECTION 6. Additional Support for Teaching Personnel with a)Masteral Degree or Higher.
~ Teaching personnel with a Masteral Degree or higher shall receive an additional amount of Si
Thousand Pesos (Php 6,000.00) during the third year and onwards.

SECTION 7. Appropriation. — To immediately iniplement the provisions of this Act, the initial
funding shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive branch of the government and other
possible sources that may be determined by the Office of the President, and subsequent funds

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needed shall be included in the General Appropriation Act for the year following the approval of i
this Act. { a
SECTION 8. Transitory Provision. — notwithstanding Section 2 (b) of this Act, all locally- 1

funded teachers shall enjoy the benefits herein granted: Provided, That within three (3) years from
the approval of this Act, locally-funded teachers who fail to comply with said Section 2 (b) shall
cease to be covered by this Act. |

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SECTION 9. Separability Clause. — Should any provision herein|be declared unconstitutional,
the same shall not affect the validity et the other provisions of this Act.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause,
issuances or parts inconsistent
accordingly.

B Alllavis) deoress, otters test dad reach 0
ith the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified

SECTION 11. Effectivfty. — This Act shall take effect immediately after its publication in the |
Official Gazette or ip/any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved, | 7