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PBBM: Public school teachers to get overtime, overload pay starting this school year



Public school teachers will start getting paid for teaching overload and overtime work from this school year, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Monday.

“At ngayong school year na ito, makakatanggap na kayo ng kabayaran para sa inyong teaching overload at para sa inyong overtime,” President Marcos said in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA).

The President emphasized that teachers are the most vital pillar of the education system, and assured them that their performance will not be measured solely by the number of students they pass, but by how well they nurture, guide, and inspire learners to aim higher in life.

“Asahan po ninyo na hindi gagawing sukatan ng galing o ng performance ninyo ang dami lamang ng estudyanteng inyong pinapasa. Kundi, ang dami ng mag-aaral na inyong pinapahusay at pinapataas ang ambisyon sa buhay,” President Marcos said.

“Hindi tayo tumitigil maghanap ng mga paraan upang pagaanin kahit paano ang inyong pasanin sa araw-araw,” the Chief Executive assured.

President Marcos highlighted his administration’s efforts to uplift the teaching profession, noting the creation of 60,000 additional teaching positions and the streamlining of administrative requirements to allow teachers to focus more on instruction.

The President said that nearly 100 non-teaching documents previously required of educators have been removed to ease their workload.

“Gagawin na din nating digital ang mga natitira pang papel na kailangan ninyong asikasuhin. Para puwede na ninyo itong gawin online-diretso na mula sa inyong mga bagong laptop!” the President said.

On the President’s orders, the Department of Education (DepEd) has moved to streamline school forms and reports, significantly easing the administrative burden on public school teachers to allow them to focus on improving student learning outcomes. | PND