ANGELES CITY — Three days before the celebration of World Teacher’s Day, Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on Oct. 2 filed House Bill No. 5067, which seeks to increase the entry-level salary of public school teachers, teaching personnel in higher education, and public non-teaching personnel.
To be known as “Entry Level Salary Increase for Public School Teachers Act,” HB 5067 mandates that the entry-level salary of public school teachers be increased from Salary Grade (SG) 11 to SG 15; of public teaching personnel in Higher Education from SG 12 to SG 17; and for the salary of regular non-teaching personnel in public schools to be P18,000 at the minimum.
“Ang pagtuturo ay isang adbokasiya dahil ang ating mga guro ay naglalaan ng pang-habangbuhay na dedikasyon para dito,” Lazatin said. “Alam ko po ang hirap ng ating mga guro, kaya kasama sa aking legislative agenda ang pagpasa ng batas para sa kanilang kapakanan.”
It can be recalled that when Lazatin first announced his intent to run for representative of the 1st District on June 28, 2024, he unveiled his legislative agenda that included the filing of a bill to increase the salaries of public school teachers.
With HB 5067, Lazatin makes good on this promise.
“Kung tutuusin, maliit na bagay lang po ito bilang pagkilala sa sakripisyo ng ating mga guro, dahil hindi matatawaran ang kanilang paghihirap para hubugin ang isip at kamalayan ng ating kabataan,” Lazatin said.
On Oct. 2, Lazatin also visited public schools in the 1st District to inspect the on-going construction of multi-purpose buildings and to personally deliver cakes as gifts for the teachers – a yearly tradition for Lazatin whenever Teacher’s Day rolls in.
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