INCOMING Senator Jose Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), stated on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, that he fully supports raising teacher salaries in an effort to ensure the country's quality of education.
Angara said aside from continuing the programs of Vice President Sara Duterte particularly in improving the working conditions of the teachers, he will also look into providing better salaries and benefits to the educators.
“Hundred percent in support po tayo for all of these teachers' increases dahil alam natin na apektado 'yung kalidad ng edukasyon kapag talagang inspired 'yung mga teachers at you attract the best, 'yung pinakamagagaling, the best and the brightest ika nga,” said Angara.
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Asked if it was possible to raise the salary of entry-level teachers to as much as P50,000, Angara said that he would look into it in coordination with other agencies like the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
Asked if it was possible to raise the salary of entry-level teachers to as much as P50,000, Angara said that he would look into it in coordination with other agencies like the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
"Tignan ho natin, pag-aralan natin (Let's see and study it)," Angara said.
Aside from increased salary, Angara said he aims to give teachers better working conditions by reducing their non-teaching tasks so they could concentrate on their main duty.
Meanwhile, Angara expressed support to prohibiting the students from bringing or using their gadgets in schools to help them concentrate with their studies.
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