FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Teachers mold today's youth into tomorrow's leaders and productive, responsible 
citizens. The importance of the teaching profession was validated by a 1998 World 
Bank study, which pointed out that the role of teachers, is considered as the "single 
most influential factor" behind a student's performance. This recognition is not new. 
More than four decades ago, or on June 18, 1966, our public school teachers rejoiced in 
the enactment of RA No. 4670, or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, which 
aimed "to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school 
teachers, their living and working conditions, their terms of employment and career 
prospects in order that they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in other 
walks of life, attract and retain in the teaching profession more people with the proper 
qualifications, it being recognized that advance in education depends on the 
qualifications and ability of the teaching staff and that education is an essential factor in 
the economic growth of the nation as a productive investment of vital importance". 
The present salary grade given to teachers is not the appropriate salary grade 
that teachers should be entitled to, based on their qualifications. According to the 
DepEd, "Teachers should have the equivalent salary grade of a 1 st Lieutenant in the 
Philippine Army, SG 17." This was the same finding of the Congressional Commission 
on Education (EDCOM) way back in 1991, when they recommended that the salary 
grade of a Teacher 1 should be SG 17. The EDCOM Report concluded that the level of 
compensation of teachers is low "relative to the functional definition of the teaching job, 
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the sensitiveness of the teaching responsibility, the technical requirements of the job, 
the time required for it and the intellectual demand it makes." 
The bill is in response to the clamor of our public school teachers for the urgently 
needed support, conSidering that their present compensation package places them in a 
peculiar situation of being just within the present poverty threshold. It also endeavors to 
place the teaching profession to be, at least in the same position as that of other 
professions like the police and the military in terms of compensation given the 


professions like the police and the military in terms of compensation given the 
qualification requirements of becoming a teacher. The bill also seeks to remedy the 
current problems of teachers relative to the provisions of the magna carta which since 
its enactment in 1966 continues to be unimplemented and to prevent the massive 
exodus of the members of the teaching profession who are seeking jobs in other 
countries, the type of brain drain that this country cannot afford. 
This bill seeks to provide additional support and compensation for educators in 
basic education. First, it shall provide for an across the board additional compensation 
for educators.lt will also afford the teachers a comprehensive package of additional 
benefits which includes a medical allowance of at least Php1 ,000.00 that will be given 
for check-ups and other medical expenses and an annual Magna Carta bonus to 
answer for the unpaid benefits due to the teachers under Republic Act No. 4670 or the 
Magna Carta for Public School Teachers Act. It also authorizes the Local School Board 
to support the teachers in the form of allowances and other remuneration funded from 
local school board funds. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is eamestly sought. 
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SENATOR ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B No. 2353 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO 
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. 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. 2. Definition of Terms. -
a. Basic Education-
shall refer to early childhood, elementary, secondary, 
alternative learning system (ALS), and education for those with special needs: 
b. Locally-Funded Teacher- shall refer to 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-
shall refer to officials and employees of the 
Department of Education who are not defined herein as public school teachers; 
d. Public School Teacher- shall refer to a person engaged in: (1) actual classroom 
teacl;Jing 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. 3. Beneficiaries.- The Additional Support and Compensation provided for in 
this Act shall cover the following: 1) public school teachers, 2) locally-funded teachers, 
3) Philippine Science High School System teaching and non-teaching personnel, and 4) 
non- teaching 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. 4. Additional Compensation. - An amount of Nine Thousand Pesos 
(Php9,000.00) per month shall be granted to those mentioned in Sec. 3 of this Act as 
additional compensation to their existing salary and benefits: Provided, That said 
amount shall be paid in three (3) equal tranches, as follows: 
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First Year - P3,000 per month; 
Second Year - an additional P3,000 per month: 
Third Year - another additional P3,000 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. 5. 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 
Iik\3, 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 (P1 ,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 OepEd is hereby 
authorized to grant an annual Magna Carta bonus to public school teachers and non-
teaching personnel of the OepEd. 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 RA 4670 but which has not been realized in a given budget year. 
The funding for this bonus shall be sourced from savings or other sources as may be 
determined by the OepEd. 
SEC. 6. Appropriation.- To immediately implement the provisions of this Act, the 
initial funding shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive branch of the 
government and other possible sources that may be determined by the Office of the 
President, and 
subsequent funds needed shall 
be included 
in the General 
Appropriations Act for the year following the approval of this Act. 
SEC. 7. Transitory Provision. - Notwithstanding Section 2 (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 2 (b) shall cease to be covered by this Act. 
SEC. 8. 
Separability Clause.-
Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act. 


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SEC. 9. 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. 10. Effectivity.- This Act shall take effect immediately after its pUblication in 
the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved,