Marcos signs law doubling public teachers' allowance
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law a measure that increases the annual teaching allowance for public school teachers.
Republic Act 11997, also known as the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act, provides the increase of teaching allowance from P5,000 to P10,000 beginning school year 2025-2026.
The amount would cover the purchase of tangible and intangible teaching supplies and materials, the payment of incidental expenses, and the implementation or conduct of various learning delivery modalities.
This is tagged as significant as it would eliminate teachers' out-of-pocket expenses.
«Indeed, this new law institutionalizes the provision of an annual teaching allowance and gradually increases it from the current five thousand pesos to ten thousand pesos, which will not be subjected to income tax,» Marcos said during the ceremonial signing in Malacañang.
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