By Billy Begas
As the Labor Day approaches, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) reminded President Rodrigo Duterte of his campaign promise to increase teacher’s salary by P10,000 before his term ends next year.
Raymond Basilio, ACT Secretary General said now is the time to fulfill his promise “so that it can see legislation before his term of office ends, otherwise, his administration is sure to sustain a heavy political backfire.”
Basilio explained that the Salary Standardization Law V enacted in 2020, which granted an increase of P1,562 in the monthly basic pay of teachers for four years “did nothing to alleviate the dire situation of education workers.”
“The paltry salary adjustments of SSL V are clearly a scam as the increases only reverted to the government in the form of increased income taxes and mandatory contributions to PhilHealth and GSIS. Sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin ngayon at laki ng gastos sa distance learning, abonado pa ang mga guro,” Basilio said.
Basilio said that the Duterte government’s continuing failure to fulfill its promise to teachers only underscores its “lack of appreciation” to the great sacrifices of education workers in ensuring education continuity amid the pandemic.
“Nasaan ang pagpapahalaga ng gobyerno sa mga sakripisyong ito?” asked Basilio. “Huwag nilang sabihin na pandemya at krisis ngayon kaya hindi maibibigay ang pangakong dagdag sweldo, samantalang nagtatambak na naman sila ng dolomite sa Manila Bay at nag-uubos ng bilyun-bilyon sa Build, Build, Build at red-tagging.”
Basilio asserted that the government has the capacity to grant education workers with substantial salary increase “given the billions of public funds that it squanders away on its dirty wars and projects that only benefit foreign interests”.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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