Republic Act 4670

Salary Scale

Equality in Salary Scales

Cost of Living Allowance

Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender

Sec. 16. Salary Scale

Sec. 18. Cost of Living Allowance

Salary scales of teachers shall provide for a gradual progression from a minimum to a maximum salary by means of regular increments, granted automatically after three years.

Teacher's salaries shall, at the very least, keep pace with the rise in the cost of living by the payment of a cost-of-living allowance which shall automatically follow changes in a cost-of-living index.

The Secretary of Education shall, in consultation with the proper government entities, recommend to Congress, at least annually, the appropriation of the necessary funds for the cost-of-living allowances of teachers employed by the National Government. The determination of the cost-of-living allowances by the Secretary of Education shall, upon approval of the President of the Philippines, be binding on the city, municipal or provincial government, for the purposes of calculating the cost-of-living allowances of teachers under its employ.

Sec. 20. Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender

Salaries of teachers shall be paid in legal tender of the Philippines or its equivalent in checks or treasury warrants. Provided, however, That such checks or treasury warrants shall be cashable in any national, provincial, city or municipal treasurer's office or any banking institutions operating under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

Provided, That the efficiency rating of the teacher concerned is at least satisfactory. The progression from the minimum to the maximum of the salary scale shall not extend over a period of ten years.

Republic Act 4670

Sec. 17. Equality in Salary Scales

Sec. 19. Special Hardship Allowances

The salary scales of teachers whose salaries are appropriated by a city, municipal, municipal district, or provincial government, shall not be less than those provided for teachers of the National Government.

In areas in which teachers are exposed to hardship such as difficulty in commuting to the place of work or other hazards peculiar to the place of employment, as determined by the Secretary of Education, they shall be compensated special hardship allowances equivalent to at least twenty-five per cent of their monthly salary.

Sec. 21. Deductions Prohibited

No person shall make any deduction whatsoever from the salaries of teachers except under specific authority of law authorizing such deductions

Provided, however, That upon written authority executed by the teacher concerned

(1) lawful dues and fees owing to the Philippine Public School Teachers Association

(2) premiums properly due on insurance policies, shall be considered deductible.

Magna Carta for Public School Teachers

Sec. 13. Teaching Hours

Special Hardship Allowances

Sec. 15. Criteria for Salaries

III. HOURS OF WORK AND REMUNERATION

Teacher's salaries shall correspond to the following criteria:

Criteria for Salaries

Sec. 14. Additional Compensation

Any teacher engaged in actual classroom instruction shall not be required to render

more than six hours of actual classroom

teaching a day, which shall be so scheduled as to give him time for the preparation and correction of exercises and other work incidental to

his normal teaching duties.

Provided, however, That where the

exigencies of the service so require,

any teacher may be required to render

more than six hours but not exceeding

eight hours of actual classroom

teaching a day upon payment of

additional compensation at the same

rate as his regular remuneration

plus at least twenty-five per cent

of his basic pay.

b) they shall be such as to insure teachers a reasonable standard of life for themselves and

their families

a) they shall compare favorably with those paid in other occupations requiring equivalent or similar qualifications, training and abilities

by: Marjorie Sia

Notwithstanding any provision of existing law to the contrary, co-curricula and out of school activities and any other activities outside of what

is defined as normal duties of any teacher shall be paid an additional compensation of at least twenty-five per cent of his regular remuneration after the teacher has completed at least six hours of actual classroom teaching a day.

c) they shall be properly graded so as to recognize the fact that certain positions require higher qualifications and greater responsibility than others

Deductions Prohibited

Additional Compensation

Teaching Hours