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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES S 21 JUL 05
Quezon City SE DATE ——
‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

House nino. _ 2822

Introduced by: Hon. Iris Marie D. Montes

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF TEACHERS FROM SALARY
GRADE 11 TO 18

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 5 (5) of 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" (emphases supplied).

The plight of our teachers, however, betrays the best intention of the
Constitution. The salaries of our public-school teachers remain meager
notwithstanding increases in their salaries in the past and considering their roles
in and contributions to education services delivery as a public and common good.

According to the Department of Education, “From PhP 9,466 under Salary
Grade (SG) 10 in 2000, the basic monthly salary of a Teacher I under SG 11
following the final tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) in 2019 is
PhP 20,754, constituting a 119.25% increase.

Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 219, s. 2000, a Teacher I was
classified under SG 10, while a Master Teacher II—the highest teaching position
then—was classified under SG 17 with a basic monthly salary of P14,232 which
increased to P45,269 in 2019 under SG 19.

The monthly salary of Teacher I was then raised to P9,939 in 2001
following EO No. 22, and to P10,933 after six years under EO No. 611, s. 2007.
It was increased to P12,026 a year after pursuant to EO No. 719.

It was in 2009 when the SG assignment of a Teacher I was raised to 11
with a basic monthly salary of P14,198, which was increased to P18,549 in 2012
under EO No. 811.

Finally, EO No. 201 raised their basic monthly salary to P20,754” in 2019.

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Under the Salary Standardization Law of 2019, public school teachers,
despite the fact that they are looked upon and heralded as molders of the youth,
received a little over PhP 6,000 increase, spread across four years, or about PhP
1,500 increase annually.? This is insufficient to adapt to the current cost of living
and to cope with continually rising prices of basic commodities and services.

If education is a key to the country’s global competitiveness, we should
raise the quality of education by increasing our teachers’ salary to a decent level
befitting their responsibility as shapers of the young Filipinos’ future.

In doing so, we would be able to attract and retain its rightful share of the
best available talents through adequate remuneration as envisioned by the
Constitution.

In view thereof, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought

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2 Bill seeks P50,000 entry-level salary for public school teachers, Lianesca T. Panti, GMA

Integrated News, February 13, 2024
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entry-level-salary-for-public-school-teachers/story/)



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _2822

Introduced by: Hon. Iris Marie D. Montes

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF TEACHERS FROM SALARY
GRADE 11 TO 18

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 "Dagdag Sweldo Para
sa mga Pampublikong Guro Act".

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote and
improve the economic status and well-being of teachers. Towards this end, the
State shall provide the highest budgetary priority to education and to provide
adequate remuneration of teachers in the public education system.

SEC. 3. Increase in the Minimum Salary Grade Level. - The present minimum
salary grade level of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary
schools shall be upgraded from Grade 11 to Grade 18: 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 salary adjustments.

SEC. 4. Priority in Budget 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 shall take priority
over other non-educational and non-agricultural budgetary allocations.

SEC. 5. Appropriations. - The Department of Education (DepEd) shall come
up with a specific programmed budget needed to cover the expenses for the
upgrading in salary levels for all the corresponding teacher plantilla positions for
a period of at least five (5) years to allow the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) to make the necessary budgetary adjustments to facilitate
the smooth implementation of this Act.

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.


SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd and the DBM shall
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of
this Act.

Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. - All provisions of laws, orders, decrees, including
rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be held
unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,