“EO 201 gave to those who already had more, and less to those already receiving less,” said Cristina Manalo, head of the Philippine Public School Teachers Association’s Metro Manila chapter. This is what a family of five needs to make ends meet, said ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. Around 70 percent of public school teachers are “Teacher I” or entry-level, Castro said. At 800,000, public school teachers make up the largest chunk of the government bureaucracy. “When we talk about raising pay for public school teachers, suddenly there’s a need for feasibility studies and sources of funding.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2019 23:29 UTC