Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2054

Introduced by REPRE:

‘TATIVE FRANCISCO PAOLO P. ORTEGA V

EXPLANATORY NO1

This bill proposes substantial increases in salary of concerned teaching and non-
teaching personnel for both public schools and public higher education institutions. As
envisioned, this will close the gap between their salaries and the cost of living,

The need for Salary Grade 15 for entry-level public school teachers is in
conjunction with the recent Supreme Court decision which upheld Salary Grade 15 for
public nurses. In my mind, government nurses and public school teachers possess
comparable qualifications, training and duties and therefore, should also be comparable
in terms of salary as mandated by the Magna Carta for Public School ‘Teachers

With the foregoing, this bill is sought

REP. sandher PAOLO P. ORTEGA V
First District, La Union



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETI

EENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2054

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE FRANCISCO PAOLO P. ORTEGA V

OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS TO SALARAY GRADE 15, TEACHING PERSONNEL IN
HIGHER EDUCATION TO SALARY GRADE 16, AND OF NON-TEACHING
PERSONNEL TO P16,000.00

Be if enacted by the Senate und House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled

Section 1: Declaration of Policy ~ It is the policy of the State to alleviate the living
conditions of government employees and to guarantee employee's rights to living wage
Likewise, the State ensures that the teaching profession will attract and retain its rightful
share of the best available talents through adequate renumeration and other means of
job satisfaction and fulfillment by prioritizing the education sector in the budgetary
allocations.

Section 2: Raising of Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers in Basic
Education — The present minimum salary grade level of public school teachers shall be
upgraded from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 15. Salary grade level of those
‘occupying higher positions shall be adjusted accordingly

Section 3: Raising of the Minimum Salaries of Public Teaching Personnel in Higher
Education — The present minimum salary grade level of teaching personnel or
instructors in public universities and colleges shall be upgraded from Salary Grade 12
to Salary Grade 16. Salary grade levels of all other teaching personnel occupying higher
positions shall be adjusted accordingly

Section 4: Raising of the Minimum Salaries of Regular Employees in Public
Elementary and High Schools — The present salary of regular entry-level position in


government service shall not be less that Sixteen Thousand Pesos (P16,000.00)
monthly. The salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted
accordingly.

Section 5: Rules and Regulation - The Department of Education, the Commission on
Higher Education, and the Department of Budget and Management shall promulgate
the necessary rules and regulations of the provisions of this Act

Section 6: Appropriations ~ The required funding for the initial implementation of this
Act shall be taken from current appropriations. ‘Thereafter, the funds needed for the
subsequent years shall be included in the General Appropriations Act

Section 7: Repealing Clause ~ All acts, decrees, executive orders, implementing rules
and regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly

Section 8: Separabitity Clause ~ \f any provisions of this Act are declared invalid, the
remainder or any provisions thereof not affected shall remain in force and effect.

Section 9; Effectivity — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation and in the Official Gazette.

Approved