MANILA, Philippines — An education official on Tuesday said they are studying two shifts for teachers who will serve as poll workers in the 2022 elections. Last month, DepEd said it requested to Comelec for an additional P3,000 in teachers' pay for their election-related duties. On Monday, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers said too that they wrote to Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas for additional compensation on teachers. The group's request was higher than what DepEd proposed, or P10,000 for electoral board chairpersons, P9,000 for members, P8,000 for supervisor officials and P7,000 for support staff. "It is only just that Comelec properly compensates and takes into account the wellbeing of its poll workers," said Raymond Basilio, ACT secretary general.

Source: Philippine Star May 11, 2021 07:41 UTC