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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bil No.__8739_

Introduced by Representative John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

Education plays an essential role in nation building for schools serve as a second home for
many students to grow and develop. In these schools, teachers all over the country
educate the youth through years of constant guidance and supervision. It is a noble, but
at the same time, a challenging profession for it is an important responsibility to
undertake day-in and day-out.

Despite the large allocation of Education in the national budget, the compensation of
public school teachers have remained low and borderline insufficient, compelling most
teachers to find other means to generate income. With the rising price of goods and the
increasing cost of living in the country, teachers and other school personnel cannot rely
solely on their modest salaries, instead, they turn to loan agents in order to make ends
meet.

It is the policy of the State to promote the welfare and economic well-being of teachers
and personnel in the education sector. They should be given the proper compensation for
serving in the front lines. Their profession as educators is an integral part in the
development of the whole nation.

This measure seeks to provide additional support and compensation for teachers and
personnel in Basic Education

In view of the foregoing reasons, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

JOHN M: “AL SERVO” C. NIETO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

Hause: 8739

No.

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Introduced by Representative John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

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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. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Basic Education Teachers Pay
Increase Act."

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote
the welfare and economic well-being of public school teachers and personnel in basic
education.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

a) Basic Education - early childhood, elementary, secondary, alternative learning
system (ALS), and education for those with special needs.

b) Locally-Funded Teacher - a public schoo! 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).

c) Non-Teaching Personnel - officials and employees of the Department of
Education who are not defined herein as public school teachers.

d) Public School Teacher - 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. 4. Beneficiaries. - The Additional Support and Compensation provided for in this
Act shall cover the following: public school teachers, locally-funded teachers, Philippine
Science High School System teaching and non-teaching personnel, and nonteaching
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. 5. Additional Compensation. - An amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php
10,000.00) per month shall be granted to those mentioned in Section 4 of this Act as
additional compensation to their existing salary and benefits. Provided, That said amount
shall be paid in three (3) tranches, as follows:

First Year - Php 4,000 per month;
Second Year - an additional Php 3,000 per month;
Third Year - another additional Php 3,000 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. 6. 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 1991 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 (Php 1,000.00) 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
Republic Act No. 4670 but which has not been realized in a given budget year.


Congress shall appropriate the funding for this bonus upon the recommendation of
the DepEd.

SEC. 7. Appropriation. - The amount necessary to carry out the initial implementation of
this Act shall be sourced from the current budget of the DepEd. Thereafter, such sum as
maybe necessary for the continued implementation of this act shall be in the annual
General Appropriations Act (GAA).

SEC. 8. Transitory Provision. - Notwithstanding Section 3 (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 3 (b) shall cease to be covered by this Act.

SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the
effectivity of this Act the DepEd shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for
the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SEC. 11. 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. 12. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,