Duterte said teachers would be the next sector to be given a pay hike after soldiers and police officers. But remember that there are millions of teachers," Duterte said during the oath-taking of newly-elected local officials in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Thursday said the government should look beyond the cost of raising teachers' pay. Unfortunately, education suffered significant budget cuts while "Build, Build, Build" and war programs got the huge chunk of the budget," ACT's Martinez said Thursday. "Build, Build, Build" is the government's massive infrastructure program, which is seen to spur economic growth and create jobs for Filipinos.

Source: Philippine Star June 13, 2019 08:37 UTC