MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) urged the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday to stop misleading the public on teachers’ pay, after the latter claimed that a Teacher I receives P30,873 monthly compensation and benefits. If anything, it more than supports the general belief that DepEd is against a meaningful pay raise for teachers,” said Martinez. She then reiterated ACT’s call for a substantial pay hike, as she said teachers deserve a chance for a decent living, too. ACT calls for a P30,000 salary for Teacher I, Php31,000 for Instructor I, and P16,000 pay for salary grade 1 government employees. (Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)RELATED STORIESADVERTISEMENTTeachers press Duterte on pay hike: ‘We are clinging to a knife’s edge’Duterte seeks funds for teachers’ pay hikePublic school teachers’ debts rose to P319B in 2 years – DepEdRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2019 03:45 UTC