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BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE PIA S. CAYETANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Teaching has always been recognized as a noble profession, “which makes all
other professions possible."' The role of teachers is not limited to imparting
knowledge, but also to mold the minds and shape the character of our children, and
instill in them good moral values and civic responsibility. No less than the
Constitution recognizes the importance of the teaching profession, where it states in
Atticle XIV, Section 5(5) 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.”

However, despite their significant role in raising our next generation, public
school teachers are not adequately compensated for their work. Public school
educators receive an average minimum salary of P 18,500. Thus, this bill proposes
an increase in the salaries of public school teachers in basic education as well as
non-teaching personnel

This bill recognizes the need to promote the welfare and economic well-being
of our public school teachers and personnel in basic education by increasing their
salaries to a competitive rate. Not only will this reinforce the well-deserved respect
for educators, directly alleviate their financial burdens, and improve their quality of
life, it will also encourage our best minds to enter into the profession, prevent the
brain drain of our teachers, and motivate them to perform exceptionally in their work

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PIA S. CAYETANO.
David Haselkorn, 1996.

* http:iwmw.gmanetwork, com/news/story/358843/newsination/bill-seeks-to-increase-public-school-
teachers-salary-from-p18k-to-p36k

The approval of this bill is earnestly sought


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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. 1181

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE PIA S. CAYETANO

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND COMPENSATION FOR
EDUCATORS IN BASIC EDUCATION

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy.- | is hereby declared the policy of the State to
promote the welfare and economic well-being of public schoo! teachers and
personnel in basic education.

SEC. 2. Definition of Terms.-

a. Basic Education- shall refer to early childhood, elementary, secondary,
alternative learning system (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 Department
of Education (DepEd);

©. Non-Teaching Personnel- shall refer to officials and employees of the
Department of Education who are not defined herein as public school
teachers,

d. Public School Teacher- shall refer to a person engaged in: (1) actual
classroom teaching in public basic education; (2) teaching in alternative
learning system (ALS); (3) teaching and non-teaching employment with the
Philippine Science High School System, and (4) school-based supervisory,
managerial, administrative, and/or technical functions in public basic
education

SEC. 3. Beneficiaries. The additional support and compensation provided for in
this Act shall cover the following

1) public school teachers,
2) locally-funded teachers,

3) Philippine Science High School System teaching and non-teaching
personnel, and


4) non- teaching personnel of the DepEd, excluding those occupying positions
from salary grade level 30, under the DepEd schedule of salaries, and/or
Assistant Secretary upwards

SEC. 4. Additional Compensation. - An amount of Ten Thousand Pesos
(Php10,000.00) per month shall be granted to those mentioned in Sec. 3 of this Act
as additional compensation to their existing salary and benefits: Provided, That said
amount shall be paid in three (3) equal tranches, as follows:

First Year — P4,000,00 per month;
Second Year - an additional P3,000.00 per month:
Third Year - another additional P3,000.00 per month;

Provided further, That in succeeding years, said support compensation shall
be continuously paid in full to the beneficiaries: Provided furthermore, That said
additional compensation shall be considered as part of the basic salary for the
purpose of computing retirement pays and bonuses that the beneficiaries under this
Act are entitled to: Provided finally, That the support granted under this Act shall be
without prejudice to future increases in the basic pay of the herein beneficiaries,

SEC. 5. Additional Support. - The following additional support is hereby authorized:

a. Support in the form of allowances and other remuneration funded from
local school board funds

Any law, executive issuance, department order, local ordinance, and the like,
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Local School Boards, as defined in the 1994
Local Government Code, are hereby authorized to augment the existing allowances
of herein beneficiaries to be sourced from the Special Education Fund (SEF)
Provided, That the implementation of this authority shall not in any way prejudice the
required budgetary allocation to address the school building and classroom shortage
in the area.

b, Medical Allowance

The herein beneficiaries shall receive an allowance for medical check-up in
the amount of One Thousand Pesos (PI,000.00) per year.

¢. Magna Carta Bonus

In consideration of the many unenjoyed and unimplemented provisions of
Republic Act 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers of 1966, the
DepEd is hereby authorized to grant an annual Magna Carta bonus to public school
teachers and non-teaching personnel of the DepEd. The maximum amount of the
Magna Carta bonus shall be equivalent to the entitlement a teacher or a non-
teaching personnel should have received under RA 4670 but which has not been
realized in a given budget year. The funding for this bonus shall be sourced from
savings or other sources as may be determined by the DepEd

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SEC. 6. Appropriation.- To immediately implement the provisions of this Act, the
initial funding shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive branch of the
government and other possible sources that may be determined by the Office of the
President, and subsequent funds needed shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act for the year following the approval of this Act

SEC. 7. Transitory Provision. - Notwithstanding Section 2 (b) of this Act, all locally-
funded teachers shall enjoy the benefits herein granted: Provided, That within three
(3) years from the approval of this Act, locally-funded teachers who fail to comply
with said Section 2 (b) shall cease to be covered by this Act

SEC. 8. Separability Clause.- Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional,

the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause.- All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations or
other issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 10. Effectivity.- This Act shall take effect immediately after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,