NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. No, 3994

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Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
CREATING HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING POSIFIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Our public school teachers—the largest personnel complement in government
service—have gained continued improvements in their compensation in the last two
decades. The basic monthly salary of a Teacher I under Salary Grade (SG)-10 in 2000 of
P9,466 has since increased to P25,439 in 2022 under SG-11, or a 168% increase.

Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 219, s. 2000, a Teacher I was classified
under SG-10, Teacher II under SG-11, and Teacher III under SG-12. Meanwhile, a
Master Teacher II—the highest teaching position then—was classified under SG-17.
Several years after, Master Teacher III and Master Teacher IV positions were created in

2010 and 2012, respectively.

Tt was in 2009 when the SG assignment of a Teacher I was raised to one
grade higher to SG-11 in an attempt to place the compensation of public teachers at
par with the other professionals in the government service and with the

compensation scheme in the private sector.

Despite the continued increases in salary, although its adequacy remains
debatable, there has been an observed discontinuity in the career progression in the
teaching career line. The four-salary grade gap between a Teacher III (SG-13) and a

Master Teacher I (SG-18) pushes some of the teachers to shift to the school

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administration career line starting with Head Teacher I (SG-14) for higher compensation
even as the job veers away from actual classroom teaching and regardless of their
aptitude for supervisory duties and responsibilities.

The Career Progression System is designed for public school teachers to attach a
premium to classroom effectiveness and allow teachers to remain in the classroom while
advancing in status and compensation. The systém provides for equivalence in duties,
recognition and compensation for whatever career line a teacher chooses.

Many teachers in the teaching career line are stranded for years, in dead-end
positions where their promotion is delayed or deemed impossible because of missing
rungs in the Department of Education (DepEd) career ladder. One reason often given on
why only a few of the more than 200,000 Teacher III holders eventually make it to the
Master Teacher items is the lack of available positions and the corresponding funding.

To break the glass ceiling which prevents the career progression of the truly
deserving, this bill proposes to create four new teaching position levels namely, Teacher
1y, V, VI, VII with respective salary grades 14, 15, 16, and 17. These are the bridge
items to Master Teacher I. Existing teaching positions may be reclassified to the higher

teaching position proposed under this bill.

One of the pillars of civil service is the predictability of meritorious promotion,
This proposal is aligned with the DepEd’s commitment to expand the welfare and
professional growth of its teaching personnel by ensuring that teachers’ promotion and
salary increase will be based on competency and not just on the availability of vacancy

in higher positions.

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


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

3554

H. B. No.

Introduced by Representative Ralph G. Recto

AN ACT
CREATING HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING POSITIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. - This Act shall be known as the “Teaching Career
Progression Act".

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. -Pursuant to the constitutional mandate that the
State shall enhance the right of teachers to professional advancement, it shall
implement just and equitable measures to provide competency-based promotion and
salary increases to expand the welfare and professional growth of its teaching
personnel.

Sec. 3. Creation of New Teaching Position Titles and Salary Grade
Assignment. — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby

authorized to create the following teaching positions with its corresponding salary

grade:
Level Position Salary Grade
"Teacher IV SG-14
Teacher V SG-15
Teacher VI SG-16
Teacher VII SG-17

The corresponding salaries shall be determined and adjusted periodically in
accordance with presidential issuances or as may be provided by law.


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Sec. 4. Position Reclassification. - The DBM, in coordination with the
Department of Education (DepEd), may reclassify existing teaching positions to the
higher positions created in Section 3 of this Act for qualified teachers: Provided, That
the staffing pattern shall be in accordance with the organizational structure and
staffing requirement as determined by the DepEd and approved by the DBM:
Provided further, That other classes of teaching and administrative positions shall be
reviewed for their appropriate level or title, and be allocated to their proper salary
grades, as may be necessary.

Accordingly, the DBM shall update the Index of Occupational Services,
Occupational Groups, Classes, and Salary Grades, in accordance with the provisions
of this Act.

Sec. 5. Basis of Classification of Positions. - The DBM, in consultation with the
DepEd and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall use the following as basis of
reclassification to the new higher level teaching positions:

(a) academic or educational preparation;
(b) teaching experience including those in private schools; and
(c) training and extra-curricular activities for professional growth.

Sec. 6. Non-Diminution in the Basic Salaries and Benefits of Incumbent
Employees. — In no case shall there be a demotion in rank and/or diminution of
salary, benefits and other privileges of incumbent employees granted under existing
laws, decrees, orders or any contract, agreement or policy between employee and
employer upon the implementation of this law.

Sec. 7. Funding Source. - The amount necessary to implement the newly-
created higher level teaching positions shall be charged against applicable
appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). ~ Within sixty (60) days
upon the approval of this Act, the DepEd, the DBM and the CSC shall promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of
this Act. The IRR may establish a schedule for the phasing of the implementation of
the creation/reclassification of teaching positions subject to the availability of funds.


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Sec. 9. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and effect.

Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, orders, issuances, circulars, rules and
regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

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

Approved,