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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
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House Bill No.2781

Introduced by Representative ROMMEL RICO T. ANGARA

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEACHING SUPPLIES ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Public school teachers are among the most under-compensated professionals in
ur country, Their regular work schedule goes beyond the normal 8AM to SPM scheme
as they are expected to take home other schoolwork. Aside from this, they are also
made to shoulder the cost of many classroom supplies on top of their daily expenses.

Traditionally, the government provides teachers with an annual allowance for
dassroom supplies, popularly known as the “chalk allowance’, for the purpose of
purchasing items such as chalks, erasers, forms and other supplies and materials. In
the Department of Education budget, this cash allowance amounted to P700 per
teacher per school year in 2011, which was increased to P1,000 in 2012. This was
increased further to P1,500 per teacher per school year in 2016; and then to P2,500 in
2017; year 2018-2020, the General Appropriations Act provided for P3,500 per teacher
per school year, or P16.82 per school day. Public Schoo! teachers were able to receive
5,000 for school year 2020-2021. The additional P1,500 was given for internet and
health allowance since teachers have to conduct lessons remotely because of the
pandemic.

It is, however, undeniable that the abovementioned amounts cannot cover all the
extra expenses public school teachers are made to shell out of their own pockets. The
costs of classroom supplies include pens, pencils, notebooks, class records, manila
papers, cartolina, bond paper, art paper, and other materials essential for learning in the
classroom and which should have been provided to them for free by the government.

Hence, the bill proposes to increase the annual “chalk allowance” from P3,500 to
5,000 per teacher per school year, or P24.04 per school day, thereby relieving teachers
of this arduous financial burden,

Immediate approval ofthis bill is therefore sought.

ROMMEL Fs T. ANGARA

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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

House Bill No.2781

Introduced by Representative ROMMEL RICO T. ANGARA.

‘AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEACHING SUPPLIES ALLOWANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

&e 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 and cited as the “Teaching
‘Supplies Allowance Act of 2022."

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
State to promote and improve the economic status of teachers and assist them in
Providing quality education to their students.

‘Sec. 3. Teaching Supplies Allowance. - The cash allowance to teachers for
‘the purchase of chalks, erasers, forms, and other classroom supplies and materials as
provided in the annual appropriations for the Department of Education shall be known
‘as the Teaching Supplies Allowance. The amount provided shall be increased from
‘Three Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P3,500.00) to Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00)
per teacher per school year. Said allowance shall be paid only to classroom teachers.

Sec. 4. Periodic Review for Increases. - The Secretary of Education is
hereby mandated to conduct a periodic review of the Teaching Supplies Allowance,
taking into account the current prices of classroom supplies, and, if warranted,
recommend the necessary increase in the amount of the allowance. The amount
required to cover the increase shall be included in the Department's budget proposal for
the next fiscal year.

Sec. 5. Appropriations. - Such sums as may be necessary for the
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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