While they recognize the mere mention of salary increase in the President’s State of Nation Address (SONA), teachers’ groups expressed anxiety and disappointment on the “uncertainty” of the pronounced pay hike.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition , in separate statements, said that the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte on the pay hike of government employees – which include that of the teachers – was not something that they were expecting to hear.
Quetua lamented that Duterte’s pronouncement does not sit well with the teachers “who have waited restlessly over the last three years” for the fulfillment of Duterte’s promise to give “due recognition to the value of our service and profession.” Queta said that “a little bit bigger than before” is best exemplified by Senator Bong Go’s proposed bill of a Php588 increase in the pay of salary grade 1 employees, with the rest of the grade levels following accordingly. “Such an amount is an insult to our service and contribution to national development,” he added.
“Ayon sa Pangulo, inihahanda na ang umento para sa teachers, pero magiging bahagi lamang ito ng Salary Standardization Law , o bersiyon niya ng batas na ang orihinal ay nalikha noon pang 1989,” Basas said. “Kasali ang lahat ng civilian employees sa batas na ito- nurses, guro at mga kawani ng national government agencies,” he added.
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