EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
Senate Bill No.
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JUL-1 
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Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubir1ECL
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND COMPENSATION FOR 
EDUCATORS IN BASIC EDUCATION
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In his recent pronouncements, President Rodrigo R. Duterte assured 
teachers that they will be receiving an increase in their salaries following appeals 
from the sector to allow them to cope with the increasing cost of living.
An entry level Teacher 1 position is classified under Salary Grade 11 and 
receives P20,754.00 in gross monthly compensation under the fourth tranche of 
the Salary Standardization Law implemented last January 2019 while an entry level 
non-teaching personnel classified under Salary Grade 1 receives even less with 
PI 1,068.00 in gross monthly salary.
With this bill, teaching and non-teaching personnel will receive an additional 
compensation of P10,000.00 per month to be paid in three tranches. On top of 
this, they will also be entitled to medical allowance, magna carta bonus, and 
support in the form of allowances and remuneration funded from local school 
board funds. This pay hike will attract more qualified and competent teachers to 
consider a career in the public school sector.
The government should not only focus on improving school facilities. 
Particular attention should also be given to the welfare and economic well-being 
of the teaching and non-teaching staff who serves as the core of the education 
system. For teachers not only teach but contribute to nation building as they mold 
a brighter future for the forthcoming generations.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
Senate Bill No.
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JUL-1 
P5-40
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND COMPENSATION FOR 
EDUCATORS IN  BASIC EDUCATION
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. S hort Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Basic Education
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Teachers Pay Increase Act'.
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SEC. 2. Declaration o f Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the
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State to promote the welfare and economic well-being of public school teachers
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and personnel in basic education.
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SEC. 3. D efinition o f Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms
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shall mean:
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a) Basic Education refers to early childhood, elementary, secondary,
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alternative learning system (ALS), and education for those with special
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needs.
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b) Locally Funded Teacher refers to a public school teacher who is hired and
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paid for, fully or partially, by a local government unit or any other local
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entity in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the
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Department of Education (DepEd).
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c) Non-Teaching Personnel refer to officials and employees of the Department
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of Education who are not defined herein as public school teachers.
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d) Public School Teacher refers to a person engaged in: (1) actual classroom
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teaching in public basic education; (2) teaching in ALS; (3) teaching and
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non-teaching employment with the Philippine Science High School System;
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and (4) school-based supervisory, 
managerial, administrative, and/or
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technical functions in public basic education.


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SEC. 4. Beneficiaries. - The Additional Support and Compensation
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provided for in this Act shall cover the following: pubiic schooi teachers, locally-
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funded teachers, Phiiippine Science High School System teaching and non-teaching
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personnel, and non-teaching personnel of the DepEd, excluding those occupying
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positions from salary grade level 30, under the DepEd schedule of salaries, are/or
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Assistant Secretary upwards.
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SEC. 5. A dditional Compensation. - An amount of Ten Thousand Pesos
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(PHP 10,000.00) per month shall be granted to those mentioned in Section 4 of
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this Act as additional compensation to their existing salary and benefits: Provided,
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That said amount shall be paid in three (3) tranches, as follows:
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First Year - PHP 4,000.00 per month;
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Second Year - an additional PHP 3,000.00 per month; and
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Third Year - another additional PHP 3,000.00 per month.
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Provided further, That in succeeding years, said support compensation shall be
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continuously paid in full to the beneficiaries. Provided furthermore. That said
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additional compensation shall be considered as part of the basic salary for the
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purpose of computing retirement pays and bonuses that the beneficiaries under
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this Act are entitled to. Provided finaiiy. That the support granted under this Act
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shall be without prejudice to future increases in the basic pay of the herein
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beneficiaries.
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SEC. 6. A dditional Support. - The following additional support is hereby
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authorized;
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a) Support in the form ofaiiowances and other remuneration funded from local
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schooi board funds. - Any law, executive issuance, department order, local
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ordinance, and the like, to the contrary notwithstanding, the Local School
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Boards, as defined in the 1991 Local Government Code, are hereby
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authorized to augment the existing allowances of herein beneficiaries to be
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sourced from the Special Education Fund (SEF): Provided, That the
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implementation of this authority shall not in any way prejudice the required
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budgetary allocation to address the school building and classroom shortage
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in the area.
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b) Medicai Allowance. - The herein beneficiaries shall receive an annual
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allowance for medical check-up in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (PHP
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1,000.00)
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c) Magna Carta Bonus. - In consideration of the many unenjoyed and
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unimplemented provisions of Republic At 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public


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School Teachers of 1966, the DepEd is hereby authorized to grant an annual
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Magna Carta bonus to public school teachers and non-teaching personnel
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of the DepEd. The maximum amount of the Magna Carta bonus shall be
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equivalent to the entitlement a teacher or a non-teaching personnel should
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have received under Republic Act No. 4670 but which has not been realized
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in a given budget year. Congress shall appropriate the funding for this
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bonus upon the recommendation of the DepEd.
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SEC. 7. Appropriation. - The amount necessary to carry out the initial
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implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the current budget of the DepEd.
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Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued implementation of
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this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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SEC. 8. Transitory Provisions. - Notwithstanding Section 2 (b) of this
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Act, all locally-funded teachers shall enjoy the benefits herein granted: Provided,
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That within three (3) years from the approval of this Act, locally-funded teachers
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who fail to comply with said Section 2 (b) shall cease to be covered by this Act.
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SEC. 9. Im plem enting Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days
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from the effectivity of this Act the DepEd shall promulgate the necessary rules and
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regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 10. S eparability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of
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this Act.
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SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and
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regulations or other issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
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are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 12. E ffectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
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after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,