
Makabayan seeks House approval of P10,000 supply allowance for teachers
Members of the Makabayan bloc on Friday appealed to the House of Representatives to pass the proposed increase in the supply allowance of public school teachers.
Members of the Makabayan bloc on Friday appealed to the House of Representatives to pass the proposed increase in the supply allowance of public school teachers.
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has approved the substitute bill that will institutionalize the Career Progression System for public school teachers.
Four lawmakers, led by Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte jointly filed two measures providing salary increase and making permanent the allowance for public school teachers.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said the lowest rank teachers will be paying more taxes this year and will not benefit from lower tax rates.
A group of teachers has criticized the Department of Education for reportedly retaking the gadgets issued to some public school teachers for distance learning.
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed various measures seeking to provide scholarships and additional allowances to public school educators.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has slammed the government’s alleged defective procurement of laptops for public school teachers during the pandemic.
Vice President Sara Duterte isn’t keen on raising the salaries of public school teachers over concerns that it might trigger a “mass migration” of teachers from private schools.
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Francis Tolentino believes former Education Secretary Leonor Briones has nothing to do with the anomalous purchase of overpriced and outdated laptops by the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for public school teachers.
Embattled former Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao has asked the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to issue clearance or certification that he has no pending charges before the Senate panel amid the ongoing inquiry over the alleged anomalous procurement of laptops for public school teachers in 2021.