Manila, Philippines - Senator Loren Legarda, chairwoman of the Senate finance committee announced that public school teachers can expect special allowance at P1000 per teacher on World Teachers' Day.
The Senate bicameral panel has allotted P800 million as special allowance to public school teachers in the 2019 national budget.The said budget is still on top of the chalk allowance increase that the teachers has receiving for the past years.
The senator said that the teachers must be rewarded and recognized for their value and essential role they contributed in the society.
"We cannot overemphasized the importance of our teachers. They are our unsung heroes who dedicate their lives to mold the minds of the Filipino youth. They also do other duties for our country by assisting during the elections and aid the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in gathering data from households across the country," she said.
The moved was to alleviates the burden of the teachers, who face day-to-day challenges in the educational system. "It is only fair that the men and women behind our successes receive the benefits and incentives they deserve," she added.
Legarda had became very supported to the increase in the chalk allowance since the previous budget. The teacher's chalk allowance was raised from P1000 to P1500 in 2015, then it was increased to P2500 and P3500 during 2017 and 2018, respectively. Lawmakers are eyeing to increase it to as much as P5,000.
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