PRESS RELEASES: House of Representatives 16th Congress
Public school teachers to get P2,000 medical allowance
Public schools teachers in the elementary and high school levels will soon get P2,000 medical allowance as additional incentive to augment their meager salary.
House Bill 2407, authored by A-Teacher Party-List Reps. Mariano Piamonte, Jr. and Julieta Cortuna, also provides that the medical allowance for public school teachers shall be subject to regular adjustment every five years.
Piamonte said teachers in the alternative learning system of the Department of Education should also be given P2,000 medical allowance per month.
Piamonte said there is a need to grant medical allowances to public school teachers especially those living in the far-flung barangays of the country.
"Public school teachers in the countryside often brave rain or shine just to be present in their respective classes. They also have to walk mountains and hills aside from facing harsh and extreme weather conditions in their daily trip to work," Cortuna said.
"These circumstances make public school teachers more vulnerable to different types of illnesses and consequently, medical expenses will bite into their meager income," Cortuna added.
Piamonte said the students are the ones who will suffer if their teachers are sick. "The medical allowance will be a great help for the teachers in case they need medical attention," he said.
"Neglecting the need for medical allowance will also result in the neglect for the health of both teachers and their students," Piamonte said.
Under the bill, the budget necessary for the implementation of the measure shall be included in the annual budget of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges.
The Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges shall issue their corresponding rules and regulation for the implementation of the proposed Act.
House Bill 2407, authored by A-Teacher Party-List Reps. Mariano Piamonte, Jr. and Julieta Cortuna, also provides that the medical allowance for public school teachers shall be subject to regular adjustment every five years.
Piamonte said teachers in the alternative learning system of the Department of Education should also be given P2,000 medical allowance per month.
Piamonte said there is a need to grant medical allowances to public school teachers especially those living in the far-flung barangays of the country.
"Public school teachers in the countryside often brave rain or shine just to be present in their respective classes. They also have to walk mountains and hills aside from facing harsh and extreme weather conditions in their daily trip to work," Cortuna said.
"These circumstances make public school teachers more vulnerable to different types of illnesses and consequently, medical expenses will bite into their meager income," Cortuna added.
Piamonte said the students are the ones who will suffer if their teachers are sick. "The medical allowance will be a great help for the teachers in case they need medical attention," he said.
"Neglecting the need for medical allowance will also result in the neglect for the health of both teachers and their students," Piamonte said.
Under the bill, the budget necessary for the implementation of the measure shall be included in the annual budget of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges.
The Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges shall issue their corresponding rules and regulation for the implementation of the proposed Act.
SOURCE: Media Relations Service, Public Relations and Information Bureau
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