Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

6090

HOUSE BILL NO. _

Introduced by Rep. Reynaldo V. Umali

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article II section 10 of the Constitution provides that "the State
shall promote social justice in all phases of national development."Yet,
while the Department of Education continuously receives the largest
share in the national budget of the country, and that we often
proclaim and acknowledge the sacrifices of our teachers, as well as
their contribution to the national development, the minimum salary of
our public school teachers remains incomparable with the salary of
other professions. Worst, most are in the borderline of the poverty
threshold. Our school teachers are the active partners of the State in
ensuring quality education for our children. Corollary thereto, the
state is constitutionally and socially obliged to ensure their economic
well-being, among others. Our explanation that they are victims of
their own numbers has been an adage that should have wind out by
the passage of time.

Hence, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

f[ALDO V. UMALI


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No,__GO9U

Introduced by Honorable REYNALDO V. UMALI

AN ACT UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM SALARY GRADE 11 TO 15

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 Public School
Teachers’ Salary Upgrading Act”

SECTION 2. Reiteration of Policy. The Policy of the State "to ensure
that education receives the highest priority in governance, and 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” is hereby reiterated.

SECTION 3. Raising of the Minimum Salary Grade Level. The present
minimum salary grade level of public school teachers in the
elementary and secondary schools shall be upgraded from Salary
Grade 11 to Salary 15. Salary grade levels of those occupying higher
positions shall be adjusted accordingly.

SECTION 4. Coverage. This Act shall cover all public school teachers
in the elementary and secondary level, whether nationally or locally
funded, including those in technical and vocational schools and state
universities and colleges.

SECTION 5. Priority in Budget Allocation. The Government shall
appropriate such amount as may be necessary to carry out the
objectives of this Act Provided, that the salary increase of public
school teachers shall take priority over non-educational and non-
agricultural budgetary allocations.

SECTION 6. Rules and Regulations. The Department of Education and
the Department of Budget and Management shall promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations of the provisions of this Act.


SECTION 7. Appropriation. The initial funding required for the
implementation of this Act 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 implementation of this Act.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause. Should any provision herein be
declared unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the
other provisions of this Act.

SECTION 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.

SECTION 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.