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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No._1054

Introduced by Honorable Dahlia A. Loyola

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 5, Article XIV of the Philippine Constitution states 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”.

Our constitution recognizes the highest priority for public school teachers
and therefore it is a constitutional mandate to grant to them such a level of
remuneration and other incentives that would make teaching competitive again
and attractive to the best available talents in the nation.

However, it is sad to say that our public school teachers are among the
most overworked but underpaid professionals in the country. The salary
package under the Salary Standardization Law of 2015 grants a measly
P528.00 monthly increase in their salaries or P24.00 per day, just enough to
buy a half kilo of rice.

Because of the unattractive salary levels, public schools have failed to
attract the best and brightest graduates and/or teachers from top colleges and
universities. Public school teachers are lowly paid compared to their
counterparts in other countries and could not even afford to defray daily needs
and basic household expenses. Worse, they cannot even afford to send their

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children to good school. And worst, some of them are forced to augment their
income by selling goods to fellow teachers or to their students.

It is in this light that this bill seeks to upgrade the basic salary of our
public school in basic education by providing for an across-the-board increase
of Php10,000.00. The bill aims to remedy the current plight of our public school
teachers and to uplift their welfare and living conditions. The increase can also
help teachers strive for excellence resulting to better quality of education in the
country.

Teachers play a major role in educating the youth of a nation. Quality
education is essential in ensuring that the country’s economy is robust, and that
the youth become productive as they grow older. For very young children,
teachers are meant to encourage them to study hard, and find a place in society
that they can fit in. Thus, it is just imperative to grant them a decent pay
commensurate to the sacrifices they make in educating the country’s youth.

Thus, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

DR. DAHLIA/A. LOYOLA
Representahve
Fifth District, Cavite


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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No.__2054

Introduced by Honorable Dahlia A. Loyola

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN TOUSAND (Php10,000.00) ACROSS-THE-
BOARD INCREASE IN THE BASIC SALARY OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. _ Reiteration of Policy. — The State policies of ensuring
that the education receives the highest budgetary priority and 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 are hereby
reiterated. In the formulation of decisions with regards to education reforms, the
State shall likewise hold paramount the protection and promotion of the right of

citizens to qualify education at all levels and the rights of education workers to
humane conditions of work and a living wage.

SEC. 2. Coverage. — All public school teachers in kindergarten,
elementary, high school and senior high school teachers regardless of their
length of service are entitled to an across-the-board increase of Ten Thousand
Pesos (Php10,000.00) to their basic monthly salary.

SEC.3. Priority in Budget Allocation. - The funds for the said
increase shall be incorporated by the Department of Education (DepEd) in its
budget for each fiscal year.


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SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd and the Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective and immediate implementation of this Act.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clau:
issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby
amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

All laws, executive orders,

SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,