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Quezon City, Metro Manila

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 1977

Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Education is the single most important factor which can insure the growth and
development of the nation, strengthening, in the process, its very foundation. As pointed
out by a former world leader: “Every single one of you has something that you are good
at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to
yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.”

The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines itself zeroes in on the importance of
education by stating in Article XIV, Section 5 the following; “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 fulfilment.” There lies, however the long-standing problem
of providing the teachers, bracketed at the forefront of education, adequate pay and
incentives.

This bill tackles the said problem head on. Its immediate approval is, therefore, in

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1977
House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.

AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PERSONNEL

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

SECTION 1. Adjustment in Minimum Basic Salary of Public School Teachers. The
present entry-level salary of the public school teachers shall not be less than Thirty Thousand
Pesos (P30,000.00) a month. The salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted
accordingly.

SEC. 2. Adjustment in the Minimum Basic Salary of Higher Education Teaching
Personnel. The Present entry-level salary of teaching personnel in State and Local Universities
and Colleges shall not be less than Thirty On Thousand Pesos (P31,000.00) a month. The
salaries of all other teaching personnel occupying higher positions shall be adjusted
accordingly.

SEC. 3. Training and Evaluation. The Department of Education (DepEd) and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall develop a reasonable and efficient performance
evaluation system for teaching personnel that is observation-based. The DepEd and CHED
shall likewise establish training programs for the teachers’ ongoing professional development.
The evaluation and training shall include, but not be limited to instructional methodology,
classroom management, subject matter knowledge, and shall take into consideration students’
economic progress. The training and evaluation shall in no way require the teachers to render
unpaid overtime work nor shall it result in reduced contact time with students.

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. The salary increase of


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public school teachers shall take priority over the other non-educational and non-agricultural
budgetary allocation

SEC. 5. Budget Required. The DepEd and the CHED shall immediately come up with
the specific programmed budget needed to cover the expenses for the adjustment in the basic
salary to allow the Department of Budget and Management (DMB) to make the necessary
adjustments and facilitate the smooth implementation of this Act.

SEC. 6. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be taken from the current appropriations. Thereafter, funds needed in subsequent years
shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The DepEd, CHED and DBM, shall
issue the rules and regulations necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this Act
within ninety (90) days from its effectivity date.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or
invalid, the provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

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

SEC. 10. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,