SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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S.B. No. 
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Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG: GUINGONA III 
AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE OF PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,000.00) 
AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS (pHP 
15,000.00) 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is provided in the 1987 Constitution that the State is mandated to "assign 
the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure 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" 
Also, the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Republic Act 4670) 
protects the rights of public educators to a decent salary by ensuring that 
compensation levels compare favorably to those paid in other occupations 
requiring equivalent qualifications and that they ensure reasonable standard 
of life for themselves and their families. 
At present, entry-level position for a licensed teacher receives a salary 
amounting to P18,549 per month based on a salary grade (SG) of 11. 
Meanwhile the non-teaching personnel who provides support to teachers are 
paid P9,OOO per month, which is lower than the minimum wage in the National 
Capital Region (NCR). 
Considering their pivotal role in nation development, it is but time that we 
address the plight of our public school teachers and non-teaching personnel, 
this bill aims to raise the salary of public school teachers and its non-teaching 
personnel. The country can only move forward in the global knowledge 
economy if government ensures that it invests enough on improving its human 
capital. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval o_.;f"""._ 
ntly sought 


SIX.TEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENAIE 
S.B. No. ~430 
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OCT 14 P4 :33 
Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG: GUINGONA III 
AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE OF PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,OOO) 
AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS 
P15,OOO) 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the 
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State to ensure that education is given highest priority in governance, and that 
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teaching will attract and retain its rightful share of the best available talents by 
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means of adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction. In the 
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formulation of decisions with regard to educational reforms, the State shall 
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likewise hold paramount the protection and promotion of the right of citizens to 
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quality education at all levels and the rights of education workers to humane 
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conditions of work and a living wage. 
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SECTION 2. Coverage. This Act shall cover all teaching and non-teaching 
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personnel in all public schools in the elementary and secondary level, whether 
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nationally or locally funded, including those in technical and vocational 
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schools and state universities and colleges. 
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SECTION 3. Increasing the Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers. 
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The present minimum salaries of public school teachers in the elementary and 
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secondary schools shall be upgraded from P 18, 549 to P25,000 a month. The 
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salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted accordingly. 
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SECTION 
4. 
Increasing the 
Minimum Salaries of Non-Teaching 
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Personnel. The present minimum salaries of non-teaching personnel in the 
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elementary and secondary schools shall be raised from P9,000 to P15,000 a 
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month. The salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 5. 
Priority in Budget Allocation. The Government shall 
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appropriate such amount as may be necessary to carry out the objectives of 
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this Act, Provided, that the salary increase of teaching and non-teaching 
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personnel in public schools shall take priority over non-educational and non-
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agricultural budgetary allocations. 
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SECTION 6. Rules and Regulations. The Department of Education and the 
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Department of Budget and Management shall promulgate the necessary rules 
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and regulations of the provisions of this Act 
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SECTION 
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Appropriations. 
The 
initial 
funding 
required 
for the 
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implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive 
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Branch of the government and other possible sources that may be determined 
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by the Office of the President, and subsequent funds needed shall be 
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included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following the 
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implementation of this Act. 
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SECTION 8. Separability Clause. Should any provision herein be declared 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other 
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provisions of this Act. 
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SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and 
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regulations, or other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the 
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provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. 
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SECTION 10. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or one (1) newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved,