Senate OKs bill to hike teachers' 'chalk' allowance on 2nd reading
MANILA,Philippines — A measure seeking to increase supplies allowance for teachers starting next year hurdled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday.
Currently, each public school teacher receives an annual chalk allowance of P3,500, but senators proposed that this be increased incrementally until the standard allowance is P10,000 by SY 2024-2025 onwards.
Under Senate Bill 1092, or the Teaching Supplies Allowance Act of 2020, each classroom teacher will receive P5,000 for the School Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. The allowance will further increase to P7,500 for SY 2023-2024 and P10,000 for SY 2024-2025 onwards.
This staggered increase was proposed by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, a co-author of the measure, who said it would allow the government to better shoulder the additional cost.
Sen. Bong Revilla said the bill, once signed into law, will benefit over 800,000 public school teachers.
He added that, while the funding source of the bill is uncertain given the COVID-19 crisis, he hopes that the measure will reach to President Rodrigo Duterte's desk for approval.
The same bill also requires the Department of Education to "conduct a periodic review and recommend the necessary increase based on the current prices of the materials," a statement released by the Senate's public relations bureau revealed.
The measure is a substitute for similar bills introduced by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto as well as Senators Revilla and Sonny Angara. — Bella Perez-Rubio
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Photo: Students wearing protective face masks have their temperatures taken while entering their college campus in Manila on January 31, 2020. AFP/Ted Aljibe
DepEd says School Year 2022-2023 "shall open on Monday, August 22, 2022, and shall end on July 7, 2023. It shall consist of 203 school days or as may be determined by further issuance/s in case of changes in the school calendar due to unforeseen circumstances."
Sen. Nancy Binay calls on the Commission on Higher Education and the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 not to "burden" students over requirements for face-to-face classes.
Higher educations students are being required to present medical insurance and other documents before participating in face-to-face classes.
“This is a cumbersome and unnecessary requirement para sa college students, considering that by law, all Filipinos are automatic members of PhilHealth. Sa totoo lang, 'di kailangang dagdagan ang proseso, dapat nga mas simplehan pa,” Binay says.
The Department of Education announces that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
"The expansion of the number of pilot schools will allow a greater degree of experience among all our regions that will serve us well for the expanded phase of face-to-face classes," DepEd says.
With the approval of the Office of the President, the Department of Education is announcing that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) November 11, 2021
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COVID-19 immunization has started for tertiary students in Ilocos Norte as part of the massive vaccination campaign of the Commission on Higher Education.
This in preparation for the reopening of in-person tertiary classes, CHED-Regional Office 1 said as a ceremonial vaccination of students at Mariano Marcos State University was held on Monday in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, the provincial government and Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
About 800 students are expected to be inoculated through the CHED immunization drive.
Prior to this, MMSU had already vaccinated 75% of its student population. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao
President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized limited face-to-face classes for the following programs:
- Engineering and Technology programs
- Hospitality/ Hotel and Restaurant Management
- Tourism/ Travel Management
- Marine Engineering
- Marine Transportation
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera, who made the announcement, said the authorization applies to "degree programs that require hands-on experience in higher education institutions under Modified General Community Quarantine."
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