DAVAO CITY — The Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) hired a total of 2,374 asatidz or Islamic Studies and Arabic Language (ISAL) teachers.
In a statement on Saturday, Oct. 30, BARMM said the new teachers will be deployed in 11 school divisions in the Bangsamoro region.
"Of the 2,374 new asatidz, 639 and 307 are from Maguindanao I and II, respectively, 83 from Basilan, 40 from Lamitan City, 48 from Sulu, 14 from Tawi-Tawi, 115 from Marawi City, and 505 and 137 from Lanao Sur I and II, respectively," it said.
The BARMM added that 241 asatidz from BARMM’s Special Geographic Area (SGA) and 245 from Cotabato City signed their contracts of service in a ceremony held at the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City last Friday, Oct. 29.
Prof. Tahir Nalg, MBHTE director general for Madaris Education, said that the main objective was "to have a balanced and quality education for the young learners."
“Tuturuan po natin sila na ma-improve ang Islamic studies nila pero sinisigurado po natin iyong quality ng edukasyon (We will teach them not only to improve their Islamic studies, but we will also ensure that they get quality education),” said Nalg.
Nalg said the MBHTE will conduct training to enhance the knowledge and capacity of the teachers. The teachers will receive a monthly salary of P16,200 until March 2022.
Nalg said the contracts of the teachers are renewable every six months while they wait for MBHTE's special eligibility exams for permanent positions for Madaris teachers.