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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. __ 2889

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

Explanatory Note:

Education plays an essential role in nation building for schools serve as a second
home for many students to grow and develop. In these schools, teachers all over
the country educate the youth through years of constant guidance and
supervision. It is a noble, but at the same time, a challenging profession for it is
an important responsibility to undertake day-in and day-out.

Despite the large allocation of Education in the national budget, the compensation
of public school teachers have remained low and borderline insufficient, compelling
most teachers to find other means to generate income. With the rising price of
goods and the increasing cost of living in the country, teachers and other school
personnel cannot rely solely on their modest salaries, instead, they turn to loan
agents in order to make ends meet.

It is the policy of the State to promote the welfare and economic well-being of
teachers and personnel in the education sector. They should be given the proper
compensation for serving in the front lines. Their profession as educators is an
integral part in the development of the whole nation.

This measure seeks to provide additional support and compensation for teachers
and personnel in Basic Education

In view of the foregoing reasons, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly
sought.

JOH VIN VYUL SERVO” C. NIETO


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. te)

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

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

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Basic Education
Teachers Pay Increase Act."

SEC. 2. 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
Personnel in basic education.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
mean:

a) Basic Education - early childhood, elementary, secondary, alternative
learning system (ALS), and education for those with special needs.

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

c) Non-Teaching Personnel - officials and employees of the Department of
Education who are not defined herein as public school teachers.

d) Public School Teacher - 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 System; and (4) school-based supervisory,
managerial, administrative, and/or technical functions in public basic
education.

SEC. 4. Beneficiaries. — The Additional Support and Compensation provided for
in this Act shall cover the following: public school teachers, locally-funded
teachers, Philippine Science High School System teaching and non-teaching
personnel, and nonteaching personnel of the DepEd, excluding those occupying
Positions from salary grade level 30, under the DepEd schedule of salaries, and/or
Assistant Secretary upwards.


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SEC. 5. Additional Compensation. - An amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php
10,000.00) per month shall be granted to those mentioned in Section 4 of this Act
as additional compensation to their existing salary and benefits. Provided, That
said amount shall be paid in three (3) tranches, as follows:

First Year - Php 4,000 per month;
Second Year - an additional Php 3,000 per month;
Third Year - another additional Php 3,000 per month;

Provided further, That in succeeding years, said support compensation shall be
continuously paid in full to the beneficiaries. Provided furthermore, That said
additional compensation shall be considered as Part of the basic salary for the
Purpose of computing retirement pays and bonuses that the beneficiaries under
this Act are entitled to. Provided finally, That the support granted under this Act
shall be without prejudice to future increases in the basic pay of the herein
beneficiaries.

SEC. 6. Additional Support. - 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 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
implementation of this authority shall not in any way prejudice the required
budgetary allocation to address the school building and classroom shortage
in the area.

b) Medical Allowance. - The herein beneficiaries shall receive an allowance
for medical check-up in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00)
per year.

c) Magna Carta Bonus. - In consideration of the many unenjoyed and
unimplemented provisions of Republic Act 4670 or the Magna Carta for
Public School Teachers of 1966, the DepEd is hereby authorized to grant an
annual Magna Carta bonus to public school teachers and non-teaching
Personnel of the DepEd. The maximum amount of the Magna Carta bonus
shall be equivalent to the entitlement a teacher or a non-teaching personnel
should have received under Republic Act No. 4670 but which has not been
realized in a given budget year. Congress shall appropriate the funding for
this bonus upon the recommendation of the DepEd.

SEC. 7. Appropriation. - The amount necessary to carry out the initial
implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the current budget of the DepEd.
Thereafter, such sum as maybe necessary for the continued implementation of this
act shall be in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).


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SEC. 8. Transitory Provision. - Notwithstanding Section 3 (b) of this Act, all
locally-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 3 (b) shall cease to be covered by this Act.

SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from
the effectivity of this Act the DepEd shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of
this Act.

SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations or
other issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 12. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,