FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBI.IC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 176 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution expressly provides that: 
"The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education 
and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share 
of the best available talents through adequate remuneration 
and other means of job satisfaction andfulfillment'. 
Public school teachers are among the most underpaid and/or overworked professionals in our 
society today. Despite the fact that they are looked upon and heralded as molders of our the 
youth, public school teachers receive a basic salary of around eight thousand six hundred pesos 
(P8,600.00) only. Yet our teachers are considered to be the prime movers of the education 
system. Clearly, the State urgently needs to give priority to their interest and welfare, as 
expressly mandated by the 1987 Constitution. 
To give meaning to the spirit and intent of the above mentioned constitutional provisions, there is 
an imperative and indispensable necessity to upgrade the salary grade of our public school 
teachers. 
The immediate approval of this bill is, therefore, earnestly requested. 
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ANfrO'mO ':SONNY" ;. ~RILLANES IV 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
176 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS 
FROM SALARY GRADE 10 TO 20 AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SE~TION 1. Increase in the Minimum Salary Grade Level. - The present minimum 
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salary grade level of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary schools shall be 
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upgraded from Grade 10 to Grade 20; Provided, however, That the salary upgrading shall be 
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differentiated in accordance with the qualifications and length of service rendered by teachers 
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and shall not be prejudiced by across the board adjustments. 
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SEC. 2. Priority in Budget Allocation. - The National Government shall appropriate 
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such amount as may be necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act. Provided, that the salary 
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increase of public school teachers shall take priority over other non-educational and non-
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agricultural budgetary allocations. 
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SEC. 3. Budget Required. - The Department of Education (DepEd) shall,immediately 
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come up with the specific programmed budget needed to cover the expenses for the upgrading in 
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salary levels for all the corresponding teacher plantilla positions over a period of three (3) years 
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to allow the Dep'artment of Budget and Management (DBM) make the necessary budgetary 
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adjustments to facilitate the smooth implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the provisions ofthis Act 
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shall be included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following the approval of this 
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Act. 
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SEC. S. Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd and the OEM shall promulgate the 
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necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All provisions oflaws, orders, decrees, as well as rules and 
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regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 7. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be held 
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unconstitutional or invalid, remaining parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby 
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shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication 
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in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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