The Marcos Jr. administration has promised to raise public school teachers’ salaries and benefits. This includes doubling the annual teaching allowance to ₱10,000 and adding a ₱7,000 medical allowance starting in 2025. Plans also cover career growth, mental health support, and better healthcare access to improve teachers’ well-being and the quality of education.
House of Representatives to prioritize better pay and more benefits for teachers. Speaker Romualdez assures full support, while new laws like the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Law” aim to double teaching allowances. Read more about the education reforms ahead.
DepEd Order No. 005 s. 2024 introduces guidelines to manage teacher workload in public schools, ensuring fair distribution of tasks and payment for teaching overloads.
The Department of Education (DepEd) enforces a six-hour daily teaching limit for public school teachers, offering compensation for any overload hours. However, educators express concerns about the policy’s impact, citing increased workloads and curriculum challenges. Learn more about how this policy affects teachers.
DepEd has doubled vacation service credits for teachers to 30 days starting in 2024. The revised guidelines outline new credit calculations, eligibility, and additional benefits for work done beyond regular hours, weekends, and holidays.
DepEd is facing a teacher shortage as thousands leave yearly due to retirement, better opportunities abroad, and limited career growth. Despite salary increases and hiring efforts, filling vacancies remains slow, and reforms are needed to address the growing educator gap.
Public school teachers in the Philippines receive a ₱1,000 cash incentive on October 5 as part of the World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB). This annual gesture recognizes their dedication and hard work in shaping future generations. Learn who qualifies and why this incentive matters.
The Department of Education is set to release a PHP 26.9 billion salary increase for public school teachers and staff in September 2024, as part of an initiative to recognize and support the educational sector’s vital workforce.
Starting next year, school personnel, including teachers and staff, will benefit from a P10k annual allowance, thanks to the new Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act.
The Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines has made some changes to the way it provides Special Hardship Allowance …