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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BillNo,__ 2083

Introduced by HON. IGNACIO T. ARROYO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The law mandates that “the State shall 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.” (Section 5 (5), Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution)

While our nation has abundant talented teachers, the adequate remuneration and
‘other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment provided for by no less than the basic law
of the land remains to be seen.

For this simple reason, some of the best talents in the field of teaching are leaving
our country and searching for a greener pasture in another country at the expense of
being away with their family.

To this date, the plight of every public school teacher, in terms of financial and
adequate consideration, continues. The passage of this bill will not only augment the
remuneration of public school teachers but will likewise provide incentives especially to
those dislocated teachers who are forced to work in another place due to lack of
assignment in his/her hometown.

The purpose of this bill is to give additional incentive to public school teachers on
top of the basic salary and benefits they receive before this Act.

jn view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought to
give meaning to the spirit and intent of the framers of the Constitution and to give
importance to the prime movers of the education system.

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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

nays
House Bill No. O8e

AN ACT
PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO ARE ASSIGNED OUTSIDE
OF THEIK YOWNS AND PROVINCES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION. 1. Title. ~ This Act shall be known as the “Public School Teachers’ Incentives Act
of 2010”

SEC, 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to provide incentives to public
school teachers who are assigned to teaching jobs outside of their respective towns and
provinces. As much as practicable public school teacher shall be assigned to their
respective towns.

SEC. 3. Assignment to another town within the same province. — Any public school
teacher who is assigned to a town other than his own shall in addition to this basic salary
and benefits under the Salary Standardization Law be entitled to One Thousand Pesos
(Php1,000.00) monthly as incentive allowance.

SECTION. 4. Assignment to another province. — Any public school teacher who is

assigned to a town of another province other than his own shall, in addition to his basic


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salary and benefits under the Salary Standardization Law, be entitled to Two Thousand
Pesos (Php2,000.00) monthly as additional incentive.
SECTION. 5. Difficulty Differential. - Any public school teacher shall receive a monthly
difficulty differential pay amounting to Ten Percent (10%) of his/her basic salary in
addition to the incentives stated in the previous section, for each of the following factors:
a) Mode of Access and Distance. When access to work station involves either a
one hour walk through footrails or one hour through any of the following
conveyances: banca, pumpboat, animal-ride and/or animal-drawn vehicle;
b) Absence of Electricity;
©) Absence of Running Water/Waterworks System;
d) Absence of Primary Health Care Facility;
SECTION. 6. Transferees. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to any public school

teacher who is officially transferred from

is original assignment in accordance with
lawful orders of his/her superiors.

SECTION. 7. Suspension of the Incentives. — A public school teacher who has received
benefits under this Act but is eventually transferred to his own town shall cease to be
entitled to the incentives stated herein.

SECTION. 8. Place of Origin. ~ For purposes of determining the town or province of origin
of a public school teacher, the scholastic records filed in the Department of Education
shall be consulted, otherwise, certification from the Barangay Chairman shall be used.

SECTION. 9. Tax Exemptions. — Incentives received under the provisions of this Act shall

be exempt from tax liability.


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SECTION. 10. Appropriation. - The President is hereby authorized to realign or transfer
any item or appropriation within the Department of Education and/or utilize any savings
therein to carry out the purpose of this Act. Whatever additional amount as may be
needed for its implementation shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the
ensuing Fiscal Years.

SECTION. 11. Repealing Clause. — All Acts, Presidential Decrees and Issuances
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified as the case maybe.

SECTION. 12. Seperability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be held
unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION. 13. Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following publication
in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,