Govt ‘working’ on teachers’ pay hikehome/News/Headlines/Govt ‘working’ on teachers’ pay hikePresident Rodrigo Duterte had not abandoned his pledge to increase public school teachers’ salaries, Malacañang said on Monday as School Year 2019-2020 opened. He said that Duterte could meet with teachers’ representatives in Malacañang to discuss the wage hike. As over 27.2 million students were welcomed by public schools and several private institutions nationwide on Monday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it would focus on completing repairs to facilities damaged by recent disasters while also working on a teachers’ pay hike. As for the teachers’ pay hike, she said, “We ask our taxpayers who love and defend our teachers if they would be willing to adjust the budget.…”“The President is sympathetic to teachers, but the situation is changing in the public sector. “Some 800,000 teachers suffer due to very low pay that is unable to afford them a decent life.

Source: Manila Times June 03, 2019 16:20 UTC