Friday, September 28, 2007
Bill - Hon. Michelle Real
Polytechnic University Of the Philippines
YOUTH CONGRESS
Baguio City
Fourteenth Congress
First Regular Session
Introduced by: Rep. Michelle Real
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Teachers play a vital role in shaping the society as they mold the young minds of every student. However, their number is gradually decreasing while the number of students continues to increase. It is a threat to education that their number is in scarcity. The allotment of teachers is not balance considering that there are areas in the country where teachers are deeply required.
In remote area, there are very few public school teachers who are less prioritize due to the distance. Yet, we cannot equalize their struggles to walk distances in order to reach their respective schools to discharge their service to our fellow Filipino students. However, their salary is equal to the salary scale of teachers in the National government disregarding their everyday hardships.
It is a high time to acknowledge these living heroes, to promote and improve their social and economic status of these very few public school teachers and to their working condition, a prior attention. This is the time to recognize their hardships by offering them higher allowance. The recognition will provide teachers the satisfaction to their greater efforts. In this way, we will encourage more people in teaching profession that their efforts are not neglected yet; high standard qualification of our teachers is still promoted.
In this light, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested.
HON. MICHELLE REAL
Representative
4th District Batangas
Youth Congress
Fourteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Introduced by: Rep. Michelle Real
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION NINETEEN OF THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS OF 1966, AS AMENDED BY, EMPHASIZING AND INCREASING THE SPECIAL HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE GRANTED TO THOSE TEACHERS DESIGNATED IN REMOTE AREAS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 19 of the Magna Carta for Public School teachers as amended is hereby further amended to read as follows:
Sec.19.Special Hardship Allowances. In areas in which teachers are exposed to hardship such as difficulty in commuting to the place of work or other hazards peculiar to the place of employment SUCH AS REMOTE AND UNDEVELOPED AREAS WHERE THERE IS INACCESSIBILITY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETAY OF EDUCATION, TEACHER WHO POSSESSES MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND APPOINTED ON A PROVISIONAL STATUS SHALL BE COMPENSATED EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST 25% OF THEIR MONTHLY SALARY. TEACHER WHO POSSESSES THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE COMPENSATED EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST 30% OF THEIR MONTHLY SALARY. PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE PARTICULAR AREA BECOMES DEVELOPED AND ACCESSIBLE AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
Sec.2. Repealing Clause. All acts or parts of Acts, executive order and their implementing rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec.3. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and in effect.
Sec.4. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved,
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