Senator Sonny Angara filed Senate Bill 131 which aims to upgrade the minimum salary grade level of teachers from Salary Grade 11 to 19. In a post from his official Facebook page, Sen. Angara uploaded a photo of the said bill. He added the title of the bill as the …
Read More »Escudero Urges Gov’t to Prove it has Funds for Teachers’ Salary Hike, Not Just Promises
Is the salary hike for teachers in the Philippines really possible or is this just an empty promise from the government? This is what Sen. Francis Escudero wants the government to answer. It can be recalled that President Rodrigo Duterte has already doubled the salaries of the country’s cops, soldiers, …
Read More »Teachers Renew Calls for Salary Increase Amid Low Pay, Poor Work Conditions
As another school year starts, public school teachers are renewing calls for the government to increase their salaries amid the low pay and poor work conditions that many of them are experiencing across the country. Under the Tranche 4 of the Salary Standardization Law, entry-level public school teachers (Teacher 1) …
Read More »Public School Teachers to Get Salary Increase, But Asked to ‘Wait a Little Longer’
During the PDP-Laban campaign rally held in Plaza Independencia, Cebu City, President Rodrigo Duterte promised teachers that he would double their salary just like what he did to the police and other uniformed personnel. The only catch is that teachers have to ‘wait a little longer’ because the budget is …
Read More »World Bank Expert: You Want Good Quality Teachers? Give Them Better Pay!
World Bank education specialist Javier Luque believes that teachers should have better salaries and must receive bonuses at par with those offered in other professions, especially considering that they require the same level of training and dedication. Photo credit: Twitter / @sofiatomacruz He believes that one of the ways that …
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