MANILA, Philippine — President Rodrigo Duterte is working on the appeal of public school teachers for a much-deserved salary increase, Malacañang said on Monday as a new school year started. ‘Look at the forest’But Education Secretary Leonor Briones had no encouraging words for public school teachers, who have been pressing President Duterte to make good on his promise of raising their salaries. P500 raiseADVERTISEMENTTeachers’ groups are wary of a salary increase tied to a government-wide pay increase, not wanting a repeat of their experience under EO 201. This is a world of competition.”Duterte’s promiseThe President had repeatedly promised public school teachers since 2015 that their salaries would be raised or even doubled. The ACT, which is seeking a raise in teachers’ base pay from P20,754 to P30,000, said the cost would be about P300 billion.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 03, 2019 23:26 UTC