Budget chief assures public school teachers of competitive pay
11/22/2008 | 06:27 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Budget and Management Secretary Rolando G. Andaya Jr. on Friday assured public school teachers that they will be receiving competitive salaries.
Andaya on Friday said in a statement that Joint Resolution 24 or the proposed scheme for raising the salaries of public sector employees filed by House Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr. on September 16 will provide public school teachers a competitive compensation package.
He issued the statement after militant public school teachers staged a rally calling for the passage of a legislated pay increase of P9,000.
Joint Resolution 24, otherwise known as Salary Standardization Law III (SSL III), mandates a P6,000-pay increase for teachers.
However, the teachers pointed out that SSL III will not be enough to enable government employees, particularly in the lower and middle levels of the government, to keep up with the rising costs of living.
“Under the proposed SSL III, Salary Grades (SG) 10-24 – the Professional Category which includes teachers – will have substantial increases, in view of the significant disparity between government and private sector pay," said Andaya.
He said that under SSL III, the salary of a Teacher I position will increase from P12,026 to P18,088 which is 50.4 percent higher than the current salary rate. A position’s grade level will also be upgraded from Grade 10 to Grade 11.
The government official added that aside from the salary increase, the P500 per month Personnel Economic Relief Allowance and P1,500 Additional Compensation (Adcom) will also be granted to the teachers.
“This proposed pay increase, the latest in the government’s forward-looking, public sector pay awards, is fair for teachers. It is anchored on the principle that teachers are the backbone of our education system," said Andaya.
Moreover, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that generally, public school teachers earn more than those who teach in private institutions.
Data from the DBM showed that teachers have been included in salary increases in the past years: from P10,933 to P12,997 in 2007 and P14,297 in 2008.
It also said that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has authorized three waves of compensation adjustments, with P1,000 per month increase effective January 1, 2006 which raised the Adcom to P1,500 a month; the 10 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2007, and another 10 percent increase effective last July 1.- Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
Andaya on Friday said in a statement that Joint Resolution 24 or the proposed scheme for raising the salaries of public sector employees filed by House Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr. on September 16 will provide public school teachers a competitive compensation package.
He issued the statement after militant public school teachers staged a rally calling for the passage of a legislated pay increase of P9,000.
Joint Resolution 24, otherwise known as Salary Standardization Law III (SSL III), mandates a P6,000-pay increase for teachers.
However, the teachers pointed out that SSL III will not be enough to enable government employees, particularly in the lower and middle levels of the government, to keep up with the rising costs of living.
“Under the proposed SSL III, Salary Grades (SG) 10-24 – the Professional Category which includes teachers – will have substantial increases, in view of the significant disparity between government and private sector pay," said Andaya.
He said that under SSL III, the salary of a Teacher I position will increase from P12,026 to P18,088 which is 50.4 percent higher than the current salary rate. A position’s grade level will also be upgraded from Grade 10 to Grade 11.
The government official added that aside from the salary increase, the P500 per month Personnel Economic Relief Allowance and P1,500 Additional Compensation (Adcom) will also be granted to the teachers.
“This proposed pay increase, the latest in the government’s forward-looking, public sector pay awards, is fair for teachers. It is anchored on the principle that teachers are the backbone of our education system," said Andaya.
Moreover, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that generally, public school teachers earn more than those who teach in private institutions.
Data from the DBM showed that teachers have been included in salary increases in the past years: from P10,933 to P12,997 in 2007 and P14,297 in 2008.
It also said that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has authorized three waves of compensation adjustments, with P1,000 per month increase effective January 1, 2006 which raised the Adcom to P1,500 a month; the 10 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2007, and another 10 percent increase effective last July 1.- Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
