By Dang Samson-Garcia
SENATOR Nancy Binay renewed her call for the passage of two bills that promote the welfare of teachers.
“Umaasa akong maipasa na ang mga panukalang batas na sinusulong ang kapakanan ng mga guro bilang pagpapasalamat sa serbisyong ginagawa nila. Mas magiging makabuluhan ang ganitong aksyon kaysa simpleng pagbati lang ng Happy Teachers’ Day,” Binay said.
Binay is the author of Senate Bill 339, which seeks to increase the minimum wage of teachers and non-teaching personnel, and Senate Bill 2370, which aims to exempt fron tax the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits of teachers.
SB 339 will raise the minimum salary of public school teachers in elementary and secondary schools from P25,439 to P28,000 and that of non-teaching personnel from P12,517 to P16,000 a month.
Binay said that these two measures would go a long way in helping teachers cope with the rising cost of living.
“Currently, what our teachers receive is not commensurate to the workload that they have no choice but to deliver. Kaya’t marami sa ating mga guro ang nababaon sa utang dahil kinakapos ang kita para sa kanilang pamilya,” she said.
