NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB. No.

Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) ACROSS-THE-
BOARD INCREASE IN THE BASIC MONTHLY SALARY OF ALL PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The 1987 Constitution, under Sec. 5 (5), Article XIV expressly provides that:

“The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to
education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain
‘ts rightful share of the best available talents through
adequate remuneration and other means of) ‘job satisfaction
and fulfilment.”

Despite this constitutional mandate, the salaries of our Public school teachers
remain unquestionably meager considering the volume of work and responsibility
entrusted to them. With teachers being one of the most important influences in
nurturing our youth to become valuable members of the society, it is the State's duty
to grant them a decent pay which is commensurate to their contributions and
sacrifices. The unattractive salary levels impel some of our teachers to look for better
opportunities abroad, some of which are not even aligned with their profession, This
leads the country to lose valuable labor assets which should have benefited our own

people.


One of the factors that measure the standard of our education is the quality of
educators that mold the hearts and minds of our young. Higher pay incentivizes
teachers to improve their teaching abilities because it makes them realize that their
work is appreciated as can be gleaned from the concer of the government with their
welfare

It is high time that our 876,842! public school teachers be accorded with this
constitutional right to a decent wage so as to uplift their living conditions and to
recognize that teaching is a noble profession that should be given a premium in budget
allocation priorities.

Hence, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. No. 2832

Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) ACROSS-THE-
BOARD INCREASE IN THE BASIC MONTHLY SALARY OF ALL PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Dagdag Suweldo Para
sa mga Guro” Act.

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to ensure that the
education sector receive the highest budgetary priority. Along this end, the State shall
promote and improve the economic status of teachers to attract and retain the best
available talents and assist them in providing quality education to their students
through adequate renumeration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment.

Sec. 3. Increase in the Basic Monthly Salary. — All public elementary and
secondary school teachers, regardless of their length of service, are entitled to an
across-the-board increase of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) in their basic monthly
salary.

Sec. 4. Appropriations. ~The amount necessary to implement the provisions of
this Act shall be provided in the General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), in consultation with the Department of Education (DepEd) shall
promulgate within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act the necessary rules
‘and regulations for its effective and immediate implementation.

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Nowe wre

Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. — All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive
orders, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified, superseded, or repealed
accordingly.

Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,