TOPIC: POSITION PAPER ON SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS DOC

Title	TOPIC: POSITION PAPER ON SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS
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ABELLA JHUNLEYMAR D. PUBLIC FISCAL ADMINISTRATION TOPIC: POSITION PAPER ON SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Topic President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to further raise salaries of civil servants, including teachers and nurses, under a fifth round of the Salary Standardizati...

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ABELLA JHUNLEYMAR D. PUBLIC FISCAL ADMINISTRATION TOPIC: POSITION PAPER ON SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Topic President Rodrigo Duterte's push to further raise salaries of civil servants, including teachers and nurses, under a fifth round of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) In his fourth State of the Nation address, the President said it was time for Congress to approve a new version of the SSL.The President mentioned public school teachers who, he said, "toil and work tirelessly to educate our young," and nurses as among those who would receive a pay increase. the resolution — signed by 202 public school faculty clubs throughout the country — was filed in the Office of the President (OP).It was the latest of several moves that teachers' organizations had taken in a seemingly endless bid to keep a spotlight on the issueThe passage of a new Salary Standardization Law (SSL) was among the legislative priorities Duterte mentioned during his 4th State of the Nation Address earlier this week. The President's call "is consistent with [DepEd] Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones' commitment to ensure an equitable and sustainable pay hike" for teachers, the Department said in a statement. "Once approved, the new SSL will increase the compensation of government workers, including public school teachers whose work and toil shape the mind of the youth and build the foundation of a strong country," DepEd said. "The Department hopes that this gain will help to further uplift the professional and personal...