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A measure exempting election servers, such as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs), from having their honoraria subjected to income and other withholding taxes was approved on second reading at the House of Representatives. The chamber approved through voice voting House Bill 9852 that would provide income tax exemption to compensation of BEIs […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the provision of living facilities for public school teachers, especially those who have to travel long distances to get to their schools. “For years we have heard stories of our teachers who have to travel far and oftentimes through rough terrain and even turbulent waters just to reach the […]
The Department of Education and Department of Budget and Management have issued the Joint Circular No. 1 s., 2021, amending the National Budget Circular 514, s. 2007, which grants higher Special Hardship Allowance to eligible teachers and school heads. During the EduAksyon press conference in the Bicol Region, Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla shared the […]
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the procurement and release of the connectivity load allowance of teachers, something which should have been done months earlier. The chair of the Committee on Finance said the budget for this purpose has been available for some time already under the Bayanihan to […]
While the Department of Education (DepEd) eyes home-based learning even when the pandemic is over, Senator Win Gatchalian says increasing the allowance for teaching supplies would give teachers relief on distance learning expenses. In an interview, DepEd Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio said that he believes home-based learning will still be an option for learners who […]
A House of Representatives panel has approved a measure exempting election workers such as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from having their honoraria or allowances subjected to income and other withholding taxes. During a virtual hearing, the House Ways and Means Committee approved an unnumbered substitute bill that would provide income tax […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has assured that teaching and non-teaching employees will receive their clothing allowance for School Year 2021-2022 not earlier than the first working day of April of the current year as part of the Department’s commitment to prioritize their needs. “We are truly committed to providing every necessary need of the […]
More than a year ahead of the 2022 polls, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed anew for tax exemption on the honoraria, travel allowance, and other benefits granted to poll workers, especially the teachers, officials, and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd). Senate Bill No. 1193, which Gatchalian filed in 2019, seeks to further amend Section […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move teachers up in the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccination program, adding that he supports a similar call from at least 33 education, business and medical groups who […]
Public school teachers will assist the national government in its vaccination program through information drive. This is what Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized in a recent press briefing, clarifying that teachers would not administer vaccines against COVID-19 once it is available. “Dini-deny namin iyong perception na ang mga teachers ay sila mismo ang mag-vaccinate ng […]