Ropublic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Rogt sion

irst Rogui

House Bill No. 2028

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE BERNADETTE “BH”HERRERA-DY

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The framers of the 1987 Constitution oxplicit is mandate the State to
assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching and
non-teaching positions in the public sector will attract and retain its rightful share of
the best as available talents through adequate remuneration and other means
of job satisfaction and fulfilment

During the pre-Martial Law era, public schoo! teachers were one of the
highly regarded employees of the goverment. They received very decent pa that
they could afford to send their children to exclusive schools and could even build
bigger houses, But at present time the teaching profession has been associated
with vending tocinos, longganisas and other commodities to augment their incomes

The govemment therefore must provide a decent and adequate
compensation to public school teachers and non-teaching personnel
commensurate to their valuable contributions in nation-building by upgrading
their present salary grades in order to rides late their standard of living and he be
to cope +shit the high-rocketing cost prime commodities

This bill therefore. seeks to upgrade the salary grade of schoo!
teachers and non-teaching personnel in the elementary and secondary school levels
from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 18 and from Salary Grade 1 to Salary Grade 9
respectively

The foregoing reasons warrant the approval of this bill



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No2028

Introduced by Rep. BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE SALARY GRADE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING
PERSONNEL FROM SALARY GRADE 11 TO SALARY GRADE 18, AND FROM SALARY
GRADE 1 TO SALARY GRADE 9 RESPECTIVELY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
promote the welfare and economic well-being of public school teachers and non-teaching
personnel in order to ensure that public schools will attract and retain its rightful share of the best
available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and
fulfilment. Toward this end, the government shall provide a decent and adequate compensation
to public school teachers commensurate to their valuable contributions in nation-building.

SEC. 2. Upgrading of Salary Grade Level. ~ The present salary grade of public school
teachers and non-teaching personnel in public elementary and secondary schools shall be
upgraded from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 18 and from Salary Grade 1 to Salary Grade 9.

SEC. 3. Implementation. — The implementation of this Act shall be made in tranche within
a three-year period from approval thereof.

SEC. 4. Appropriation. - The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be charged
against the appropriations of the Department of Education (DepEd) of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 5. Rules and Regulation. — The Department of Education (DepEd) shall issue the
necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,