EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
S E N A T E
s. No. 
466
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*19 JUL 15 AlOOl
Introduced by Senator Ralph G. Recto
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN THOUSAND PESO (P 10,000.00) ACROSS-THE- 
BOARD INCREASE IN  THE BASIC MONTHLY SALARY OF ALL PUBLIC 
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Constitution, under Sec. 5 (5), Article XIV expressly provides that:
"The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to 
education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain 
its rightful share o f the best available talents through 
adequate remuneration and other means o f jo b  satisfaction 
and fu lfillm e n t"
Despite this constitutional mandate, the salaries of our public school teachers 
remain unquestionably meager considering the volume of work and responsibility 
entrusted to them. With teachers being one of the most important influences in 
nurturing our youth to become valuable members of the society, it is the State's duty 
to grant them a decent pay which is commensurate to the contributions and sacrifices 
they make. The unattractive salary levels impel some of our teachers to look for better 
opportunities abroad, some of which are not even aligned with their skills. This leads 
the country to lose valuable labor assets which should have benefited our own people.
One of the factors that measure the standard of our education is the quality of 
educators that mold the hearts and minds of our young. Higher pay incentivizes
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teachers to improve their teaching abilities because it makes them realize that their 
work is appreciated as can be gleaned from the concern of the government with their 
welfare.
It is high time that our 830,000 public school teachers be accorded with this 
constitutional right to a decent wage so as to uplift their living conditions and to 
recognize that teaching is a noble profession that should be given a premium in budget 
allocation priorities.
Hence, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
S E N A T E
s. No. 
466
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JUL 15 
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Introduced by Senator Ralph G. Recto
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN THOUSAND PESO (P 10,000.00) ACROSS-THE- 
BOARD INCREASE IN  THE BASIC MONTHLY SALARY OF ALL PUBLIC 
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR
Be ft enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Declaration o f Policy. -  It is the policy of the State to ensure that the
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education sector receive the highest budgetary priority. Along this end, the State shall
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promote and improve the economic status of teachers to attract and retain the best
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available talents and assist them in providing quality education to their students
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through adequate renumeration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment.
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Sec. 2. Increase in the Basic Monthly Salary. -  All public elementary and
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secondary school teachers, regardless of their length of service, are entitled to an
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across-the-board increase of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to their basic monthly
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salary.
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Sec. 3. Appropriations. -T h e  amount necessary to implement the provisions of
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this Act shall be included in the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) under
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the General Appropriations Act for the year following the approval of this Act.
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Sec. 4. Im plementing Rules and Regulations. -T h e  Department of Budget and
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Management (DBM), in consultation with the DepEd and the Commission on Higher
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Education (CHED) shall promulgate within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this
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Act 
the 
necessary 
rules 
and 
regulations 
for 
its 
effective 
and 
immediate
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implementation.


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Sec. 5. Separability Clause. -  
If any provision of this Act shall be held
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act not otherwise affected shall remain in full
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force and effect.
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Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. -  All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive
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orders, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the
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provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified, superseded, or repealed
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accordingly.
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Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation.
Approved,