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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
First Regular Session 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
                 House Bill No. 3963
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Introduced by REP. JESUS MANUEL “BONG” C. SUNTAY 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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The Constitution mandates that the teaching profession shall receive adequate 
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remuneration so that our schools may attract and retain the best talents. Yet for too long, 
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teacher pay has lagged behind both the rising cost of living and the enormity of their role 
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in shaping future generations. 
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This bill provides an across-the-board increase of Ten Thousand Pesos (₱10,000) to the 
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monthly salaries of all public school teachers. It is a direct recognition of their sacrifices 
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in rebuilding learning after the pandemic, in serving as second parents to our youth, and 
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in carrying the moral burden of national transformation. 
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An investment in teachers is an investment in the future of the Republic. With this 
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measure, we honor their service and reaffirm the truth that the progress of a nation 
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depends on the dignity of its teachers. 
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In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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REP. JESUS MANUEL “BONG” C. SUNTAY 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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First Regular Session 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
                 House Bill No. 3963
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Introduced by REP. JESUS MANUEL “BONG” C. SUNTAY 
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000) 
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ACROSS-THE-BOARD INCREASE IN THE BASIC MONTHLY SALARY OF 
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ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 
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AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Dagdag Suweldo Para sa mga 
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Guro” Act. 
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It Is the policy of the State to ensure that the 
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education sector receive the highest budgetary priority. Along this end, the State shall 
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promote and improve the economic status of teachers to attract and retain the best 
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available talents and assist them in providing quality education to their students through 
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adequate renumeration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment. 
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Sec. 3. Increase in the Basic Monthly Salary. – All public elementary and secondary 
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school teachers, regardless of their length of service, are entitled to an across-the-board 
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increase of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to their basic monthly salary.  
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Sec. 4. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this 
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Act shall be provided in the General Appropriations Act. 
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Sec. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations.  – The Department of Budget and 
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Management (DBM), in consultation with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the 
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall promulgate within ninety (90) days after 
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the effectivity of this Act the necessary rules and regulations for its effective and 
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immediate implementation. 
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Sec. 6. Repealing Clause – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, 
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which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
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modified accordingly. 
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Sec. 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
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in the Official Gazette or in a newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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