Higher Pay For Private School Teachers Pushed By Lawmaker

Lawmakers Push For House Bill For Higher Pay Of Private School Teachers

PAY HIKE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS – It’s generally known that public school teachers have higher pay than those in the private sector. However, this may very well change.

Higher Pay For Private School Teachers Pushed By Lawmaker
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A party-list organization that represented teachers pushed for House Bill 5166 at the House of Representatives that aimed to increase the salaries of private school teachers. It was authored by Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers.

It aimed to give a pay hike to the minimum salaries of private school teachers. If the Bill is implemented, the minimum entry-level salaries of private school teachers would be P30,000 per month.

Castro even cited the difference in salaries between public and private school teachers.

It is true that many private schools receive lower salaries than public school teachers. That is why we filed a bill increasing the minimum monthly salaries of private school teachers to P30,000

Rep. France Castro

She added that private school teachers, especially those assigned in basic education outside of the National Capital Region face unequal treatment in terms of salaries and benefits.

The ACT Teachers rep emphasized that teachers in the private sector are not spared from the huge number of students and additional tasks. “They are also overworked and underpaid”, said Castro.

Based on an article from Philstar, there are many teachers from the private sector that believe their salaries do not commensurate their roles as teachers. She added that there are even reports of salaries from P3,000 to P6,000.

They are struggling to put food on their tables as the higher cost of living continues to hit them. Thus, we support their resounding call of teachers in both public and private sector for the immediate grant of substantial salary increases now

Rep. France Castro

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