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Upgrading of Salary Grade Level of Teachers from 11 to 19 pushed

Re-electionist Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara stressed the need for government to increase the take home pay of public school teachers if it wants to improve the quality of education in the country.

Angara hopes the teacher’s pay adjustment would be equivalent or close to the rate he has been pushing since 2016 when he filed Senate Bill No. 135.

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Upgrading of Salary Grade Level of Teachers from 11 to 19 pushed

The bill seeks to adjust the minimum salary grade level of teachers from Salary Grade 11 to 19, or double their current monthly base pay of ay of P20,754 will be raised to P45, 269 based on Fourth Final Tranche 2019, Salary Standardization Law of 2015 (SSL 2015) Salary Grade Table / Schedule.

HSB Explanatory Note:Public school teachers are among the most underpaid workers, given their workload and role in the society. Despite the fact that they are heralded as molders of our children’s future and second parents to our children, public school teachers receive a basic salary that does not equate to their contribution. Our teachers are considered to be the heart of the educational system. Hence, the government needs to give priority to their welfare and interests. The low salaries received by our public school teachers have been a major disincentive for them to improve their skills in teaching and pursue further education and training. More so, our public schools have failed to attract the best and the brightest graduates from the top colleges and universities because of low salary levels, preventing our public education system from benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of outstanding teachers. Especially with the recent implementation of the K-12 law, having inspired and capable teachers is probably one of the best investments our government could make. In this regard, this bill seeks to raise the minimum salary grade level of teachers from the current Salary Grade 11 to 19. With this increase in salaries, more qualified and competent educators will be attracted to teach in public schools. Definitely, this will greatly help in motivating our teachers to strive for excellence in their field and thus, improve the quality of education in the public school system. 

READ: HB 135 - AN ACT UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE LEVEL OF TEACHERS FROM SALARY GRADE 11 TO 19

“Our teachers are considered to be the heart of the educational system. The government needs to give priority to their welfare and interests,” Angara reiterated.

Likewise, the senator expects that such a move would improve the quality of teaching and the overall education system in the country.

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IRR for expanded maternity leave law to be released in May 1

March 28, 2019, 2:32 am

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The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the expanded maternity leave law may be released on May 1, according to the Social Security System (SSS) on Tuesday.

From 60 days, working women will now have 105 days of maternity leave with full pay and the option to extend for another 30 days without pay while solo mothers will get 15 days of additional leave. 

Expanded Maternity Leave Law IRR to be released in May

Interviewed on Unang Balita, SSS media affairs department acting head May Rose Francisco said various agencies such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) are working with SSS in creating the IRR.

"Sa aming pagkakaalam, ang target release nito ay sa May 1 kasi po hindi lang po SSS ang gumagawa ng IRR. In fact ang lead po dito ay DOLE. Ang DOLE, ang Civil Service at SSS nagmi-meet po 'yan para mabuo po 'yung IRR," Francisco said.

From 60 days, working women will now have 105 days of maternity leave with full pay and the option to extend for another 30 days without pay while solo mothers will get 15 days of additional leave.

Expanded Maternity Leave Law Is Retroactive

The EML was published on the Official Gazette on February 21, 2019, which means that all Filipino women who gave birth from March 7, 2019 onwards will be eligible to receive the new law's provisions, as follows:

• 105 paid leave days to all working new mothers, both in the government and private sector, regardless of the number of pregnancies they've had or how they gave birth, and irrespective of marital status.
• For cases of miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy, the female employee is eligible to receive 60 days of maternity leave with full pay.
• Seven days out of the 105 paid maternity leave days may be transferred to new fathers, which is in addition to new dads' week-long paternity leave that's already mandated by Republic Act No. 8187, or the Paternity Leave Act if its conditions apply to them.
• Solo moms who qualify under the Solo Parents' Welfare Act, or Republic Act No. 8972, also get an additional 15-day paid maternity leave days.
• All new moms have the option to extend their maternity leave for 30 more days but without pay under the new law, provided they give due notice 45 days before their maternity leave ends.

SSS Acting President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aurora Cruz-Ignacio said that they are trying to look for sources to be able to fund the higher EML leave benefit for their members, a news report published by the Philippine News Agency (PNA) said.

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DepEd's instruction on manual preparation of School Forms due to LIS website system issues

March 28, 2019, 4:54 am

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Class advisers are instructed to use the School and ALS Forms used last SY 2017-2018 as stated in DM-PFO-2018-0411 (LIS School Forms Report Generation) issued in March 24, 2019. Class advisers are likewise allowed to adjust/correct the discrepancies in LIS generated school forms.

LIS School Forms Report Generation For SY 2018-2019

DepEd's instruction on manual preparation of School Forms due to LIS website system issues relative to the preparation of school forms for SY 2018-2019 and difficulty in downloading LIS generated school forms, selected provisions from DepEd Order No. 11, s. 2018, specifically on the generation of pre-loaded to data of learners is relaxed. This is in response to system issues being currently addressed by the Information Communication Technology Service (ICTS).

In this light, for SY 2018-2019, class advisers are instructed to use the School and ALS Forms used last SY 2017-2018 as stated in DM-PFO-2018-0411 (LIS School Forms Report Generation) issued in March 24, 2019. Class advisers are likewise allowed to adjust/correct the discrepancies in LIS generated school forms.

For accountability, school system administrator shall sign all accomplished SFs. Likewise, he/she shall provide notation on the discrepancy in the LIS vis-a-vis manually prepared SFs. On the other hand, all school heads shall ensure that all adjustments will be reflected in the LIS once system issues are addressed.

For information and compliance.