FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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s. BILL NO. "656 
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Introduced By Senator Antonio F. Trillanes I V  
EX PLAN A T 0  RY 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 
and fulfillment'. I' 
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. 
A I ~ T ~ N I O  
F. TRILLANES 
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Section 5 (5), Article XIV pducation], 1987 Constitution. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. BILL NO. 756 
Introduced By Senator Antonio F. Trillanes I V  
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE 
MINIMUM §ALARY 
GRADE OF PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM SALARY GRADE 10 TO 20 AND 
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Increase in the Minimum Salarv Grade Level. - 
The present minimum salary grade level of public school teachers in 
the elementary and secondary schools shall be upgraded from Grade 
10 to Grade 20; Provided, however, that the salary upgrading shall be 
differentiated in accordance with the qualifications and length of 
service rendered by teachers and shall not be prejudiced by across the 
board adjustments. 
SEC. 2. Prioritv in Budaet Allocation. - 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 school teachers shall take priority over other non-educational 
and non-agricultural budgetary allocations. 
SEC. 3. Budaet Reauired. - The Department of Education 
(DepEd) shall immediately come up with the specific programmed 
budget needed to cover the expenses for the upgrading in salary levels 
for all the corresponding teacher plantilla positions over a period of 
three (3) years to allow the Department of Budget and Management 
(DBM) make the necessary budgetary adjustments to facilitate the 
smooth implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 4. Aaarooriations. - The amount necessary to implement 
the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General 
Appropriations Act for the year following the approval of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. Rules and Reaulations. - The DepEd and the DBM 
shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 6. Reoealina Clause. - All provisions of laws, orders, 
decrees, as well as rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are 
hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 7. Setmrabilitv Clause. - I f  any part or provision of this 
Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, remaining parts or 
provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in 
full force and effect. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of 
general circulation. 
Approved, 
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