EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBUC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
k</> TIME;
BILLS &
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Introduced by Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON
AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL 
TEACHERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PERSONNEL
EXPLANATORY NOTE
History has been witness to a multitude of efforts to build nations. Some of 
the world's most powerful nations were forged in war. Today, the primary 
weapon in nation building is education, at its forefront are teachers. If we truly 
care about our country and its people, it would serve us well to invest in them. 
Devoting resources for their benefit means investing in our future. Recognizing 
the important role of education in our society. Article XIV, Section 5(5) of the 
1987 Constitution provides:
"The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education and 
ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share of the 
best available talents through adequate remuneration and other 
means of job satisfaction and fulfillment."
While the education sector receives the largest share in the national 
budget, and measures have been passed to increase the take home pay of 
teachers, the salary of our teachers remains to be lower compared to the salaries


received by other professionals. With the passage of Joint Resolution No. 1 in 
2018 which increased the base pay of military and uniformed personnel, a 
Private/Police Officer 1 is now entitled to receive P29,668, while a Teacher 1 with 
Salary Grade 11, is entitled to only P20,754. This measure seeks to adjust the 
minimum basic salary received by entry level public school teachers and teaching 
personnel to at least P30,000 and P31,000, respectively, and accordingly adjust 
the salaries of those teachers occupying higher positions.
We should provide teachers with the right incentives to encourage them to 
remain in the noblest profession of educating and molding our youth to become 
productive citizens of this country. The enhanced incentives should be coupled 
with efforts to build the capacity of our teachers and impress upon them the 
crucial role that they play in fostering nationalism, national identity and collective 
consciousness in the youth. This bill hopes to invigorate our teachers as they 
help build the nation, one student, one classroom at a time. The proposed bill is 
geared towards improving the performance of our educators, thereby resulting to 
a better quality of education, and ultimately, a better Philippines.
In view of the foregoing, the urgent appro
arnestly sought.
FRANKLIN M. DRILON


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
SENATE 
S. No. 
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Introduced by SENATOR FRANKLIN M. DRILON
AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS 
AND HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PERSONNEL
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Adjustment in the Minimum Basic Salary o f Public School Teachers.
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-  The present entry-level salary of public school teachers shall not be less than
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Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000) a month. The salaries of those occupying higher
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positions shall be adjusted accordingly.
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Sec. 2. Adjustment in the Minimum Basic Salary o f Higher Education Teaching
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Personnel. -T h e  present entry-level salai7  of teaching personnel in State and Local
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Universities and Colleges shall not be less than Thirty One Thousand 
Pesos
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(P31,000) a month. The salaries of all other teaching personnel occupying higher
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positions shall be adjusted accordingly.
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Sec. 3. Training and Evaluation. -T h e  Department of Education (DepEd) and
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the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall develop a reasonable and efficient
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performance evaluation system for teaching personnel that is observation-based.
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The DepEd and CHED shall likewise establish training programs for the teachers'
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ongoing professional development. The evaluation and training shall include, but not
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be limited to instructional methodology, classroom management, subject matter
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knowledge, and shall take into consideration students' economic progress. The
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training and evaluation shall in no way require the teachers to render unpaid
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overtime work nor shall it result in reduced contact time with students.


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Sec 4. Priority in Budget Allocation. -  The National Government shall
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appropriate such amount as may be necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act.
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The salary increase of public school teachers shall take priority over other non-
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educational and non-agricultural budgetary allocations.
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Sec. 5. Budget Required. -T h e  DepEd and the CHED shall immediately come
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up with the specific programmed budget needed to cover the expenses for the
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adjustment in the basic salary to allow the Department of Budget and Management
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(DBM) to make the necessary adjustments and facilitate the smooth implementation
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of this Act.
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Sec. 6. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the initial implementation
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of this Act shall be taken from current appropriations. Thereafter, funds needed in
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subsequent years shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd, CHED and DBM,
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shall 
issue the rules and regulations necessary to effectively implement the
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provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days from its effectivity date.
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Sec. 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional or invalid, the provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in
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full force and effect.
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Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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Sec. 10. 
Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,