ADVERTISEMENTIn Iloilo province, teachers of Pavia National High School displayed placards calling for a teacher’s starting salary of P30,000 monthly. In Metro Manila, for instance, about 80 percent of the estimated 800 public schools still practice double shifting because of the classroom shortage. Teachers I, who are at Salary Grade 11, currently receive a monthly gross pay of P20,179, while Teachers II get P22,149. Another group, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition, also launched a separate national signature campaign seeking a P10,000 across-the-board salary increase. Lacsina, president of Angeles City Public School Teachers Association, said the starting basic pay for teachers was hardly enough to cover costs of food, electricity, water and transportation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2018 23:26 UTC