Raise entry-level teachers' salaries to P30,000, Gatchalian says

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Senator Win Gatchalian, who chairs his chamber's basic education, arts and culture committee, is pushing anew for higher pay for entry-level public schools teachers.

Ernie Peñaredondo

 

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian is pushing again for higher salaries for public school teachers who are starting out, saying that an entry-level educator must receive over P30,000, up by around P6,800, in a bid to encourage more people to join the teaching force.

 

Gatchalian, who is running for a second term, proposed to raise the salary grade of a Teacher I to Salary Grades 13 or 14 (P29,798 or P32,321) from Salary Grade 11 (P25,439). 

 

"We want to raise the morale of our teachers and encourage more students to take up education courses," the lawmaker, who chairs his chamber's basic education, arts and culture committee, said in a statement posted on the Senate website on Tuesday. 

 

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