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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! RECE IVED 2\
Quezon City Metro Manilal/ 2 ~

NINETEENT4 CoNcREs¢ 3
First Regular Session

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House Bi! No.

Introduced by Representative Ron P. Salo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Public school teachers play a very rucial role in shaping the future of the youth
and in building the nation as a whole. As tre prime instruments in honing young minds,
they are considered to be the heart of the «ducational system.

However, public school teachers rer eive a basic salary that is not commensurate
to the value of their roles in Philippine socisty and the amount of work they do. It is also
inadequate to help them sustain their reeds and that of their families, especially
considering the rising cost of living. in so: ie instances, teachers are compelled to find
other livelihood options to supplement their income, which is not enough to buy food,
send their children to school, and pay the monthly rental and utility bills

Further, the salary that public schcat teachers currently receive poses a major
hindrance in attracting the brightest graduates of the best colleges and universities, to
teach in our public schools. Many of them seek better opportunities abroad. Those who
are currently teaching also lack the motive‘ion to pursue further education and improve
their skills.

This bill seeks to increase the mir'mum salary of public school teachers from
Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 15. We <’e hopeful that this will address the migration
of our teachers to seek better opportunities abroad and provide the teachers the right
motivation and compensation to better educate our children, and give them the
opportunities to learn and have the right disposition to be successful in the future.

In view of the foregoing, the immedi ste passage of this bill is earnestly sought

We

RON P. SALO.
KABAYAN Partylist

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Republic <: the Philippines
HOUSE OF RE®RESENTATIVES
Quezon City Metro Manila

NINETEENT 4 CONGRESS
First Reg lar Session

House Bi No. 827

Introduced by Repr-sentative Ron P. Salo

AN ACT
INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALA2Y OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
FROM SALARY GRADE i4 TO SALARY GRADE 15

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

SECTION 1. Increase in the Mini-num Salary of Teachers. - The minimum
salary of public school teachers in the 2lementary and secondary levels shall be
increased to Salary Grade 15; Provived, that the salary upgrading shall be
differentiated in accordance with the qua‘ fications and length of service rendered by
the teachers and shall not be prejudices b across the board adjustments.

Within six (6) months from the ai his Act, the Department of Education
Ed), in coordination with the Depart nt of Budget and Management (DBM). shall
naiize the positions of teaching perso’ vei to ensure that the minimum entry level is
Saiary Grade 15. The positions of non-tee personnel may also be a sted to the

nt of prevonting any disparity in ra\k and seniority with that of
rsonnel

SEC. 2. Priority in Budget Allecation. — The National Government shall
appropriate such amount as may be necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act
Provided, that the salary increase of public schoo! teachers shall take priority over other
non-educational and non-agricultural budg: tary allocations

SEC. 3. Budget Requirement. - The DepEd shall come up with a specific
programmed budget needed to cover the e <penses for the upgrading in salary levels for
all the corresponding teacher plantilla pos ‘ons for a period of at least five (5) years to
allow the DBM to make necessary bud: etary adjustments to facilitate the smooth
mplementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. Appropriations. - The ar 2unt necessary to implement the provisions
af this Act shall be included in the Genera’ Appropriations Act for the year following the
approvai of this Act

SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd and the DBM
shall promulgate the necessary rules ard ‘ gulations to implement this Act

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SEC. 6. Separability clause. - T= provisions of this Act are hereby declared
separable, and in the event one or more c such provisions or part thereof are declared
unconstitutional, such declaration of uncor stitutionality shall not affect the validity of the
other provisions thereof.

SEC. 7. Repealing clause. - Al ‘aws, acts, presidential decrees, executive
orders, proclamations and/or administrati. > regulations which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, are hereby ar 2nded, modified, superseded or repealed
accordingly.

SEC. 8. Effectivity. ~ This Act sh! take effect fifteen (15) days following the
completion of its publication in two (2) nat’ nal newspapers of general circulation

Approved.

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