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

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__877
INTRODUCED BY REP, JOHN REYNALD M, TIANGCO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution recognizes the importance of the teaching profession
that it mandates in Articles XIV, Section 5(5) thereof that “the State shall
assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching
will retain its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate
remunerations and other means of job satisfaction and fulfillment.”

Accordingly, Republic Act No. 4670, otherwise known as the “Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers,” was passed to promote and improve the
social and economic status of public school teachers, their living and working
conditions, the terms of their employment, and career improvement
opportunities.

As of 1 January 2019, nevertheless, an entry level licensed teacher
only receives PhP 20,754 a month under salary grade (SG) 11 of the Salary
Standardization Law (SSL). Meanwhile, non-teaching support personnel are
on SG 1, and earn only PhP 11,068 a month.

This measure increases the minimum basic salary of public school
teachers and non-teaching personnel, and grants them additional incentives.
Since they play a significant role in honing the minds of our children, and in
shaping their moral character and civic consciousness, it is only imperative
that they be compensated adequately, fairly, and competitively.

The measure intends to affirm the respect due our educators, motivate
them to continue their exemplary service, elevate their quality of life, and

encourage the best and brightest among our people to enter the teaching
profession.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly

sought.
Jinan Mago


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

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 877

INTRODUCED BY REP. JOHN REYNALD M. TIANGCO

AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARIES OF TEACHERS AND.
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
AND GRANTING THEM ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES

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

Section 1. Declaration of Policy - It is hereby declared the policy of the
State to ensure that education is given highest budgetary priority, and that
teaching will retain its rightful share of the best available talents through
adequate remunerations and other means of job satisfaction. Towards this
end, the State promotes the welfare and economic well-being of public school
teachers and non-teaching personnel.

Section 2. Coverage. - This Act covers all teaching and non-teaching
personnel in all public schools for basic education, whether nationally or
locally funded, including those employed in the Philippine Science High
School System (PSHS), as well as those employed in the Alternative Learning
System (ALS), and all non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education
(DepEd) who are not occupying positions with salary grade (SG) 20 and up.

Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a.) Basic education — shall refer to early childhood, elementary,
secondary, ALS, and education for those with special needs;

b,) Locally-funded teacher ~ shall refer to a public school teacher who is
hired and paid for, fully or partially, by a local government unit, or any
other local entity in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by
the DepEd;

c.) Non-teaching personnel ~ shall refer to employees of the DepEd, or the
PSHS who are not public school teachers as defined in this Act;

d.) Public school teachers — shall refer to persons engaged in actual
classroom teaching in basic education, or in the ALS, and those


undertaking school-based supervisory, managerial, administrative or
technical functions in public basic education.

Section 4. Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers. — The minimum
salary for public school teachers shall be the equivalent of SG 15; provided,
that for public school teachers in the PSHS, the Board of Trustees of the
PSHS shall determine the adjustment of the minimum salary, but in no case
shall it be lower than the minimum herein prescribed; provided further, that the
salaries of those occupying higher positions or rank shall be adjusted
accordingly.

Section 5. Minimum Salaries of Non-Teaching Personnel. — The minimum
salary for all non-teaching personnel in public basic education shall be the
equivalent of SG 10; provided, that the salaries of those occupying higher
positions or rank shall be adjusted accordingly.

Section 6. Additional Benefits and Incentives. — Without prejudice to
existing benefits and incentives being granted at the time of the effectivity of
this Act, and all future benefits and incentives prescribed by existing laws and
regulations, all public school teachers and non-teaching personnel shall also
be entitled to the following:

a.) An augmentation pay of PhP 5,000.00 per month, which shall be
considered as part of the basic salary for purposes of computing
bonuses and retirement pays;

b.) Medical allowance in the amount of PhP 10,000 per year; and

¢.) Free tuition and registration fees in relevant graduate courses or
continuing education programs in all state colleges and universities,
subject to such guidelines that the DepEd and the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) shalll prescribe.

Section 7. Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd, the DOST, and the
Department of Budget and Management shall promulgate the rules and
regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

Section 7. Appropriations. — The initial funding required for the
implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive
Branch and other possible sources that may be determined by the Office of
the President. The subsequent funds needed shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act for the year following the implementation of this Act.

Section 8. Repealing Clause. — All other laws, decrees, orders, circulars,
issuances, rules and regulations and parts thereof which are inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 9. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act is subsequently
declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions hereof shall
remain in full force and effect.


Section 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in
the Philippines.

Approved,