DepEd's 'negligence' causes a delay in benefits --- teachers
Published Apr 15, 2023 12:15 pm
A group alleged that the “negligence” of the Department of Education (DepEd) has been causing a delay in the release of benefits for teachers.
(NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE)
“DepEd’s failure to submit the requirements for the release of our PBB [Performance-Based Bonus] 2021 is gross negligence of the teachers’ welfare at a time of grave economic crisis when we most need urgent relief,” said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - National Capital Region (NCR) President Ruby Bernardo said. The group blasted the DepEd for its “negligence in complying with the requirements to enable the release” of its employees’ PBB for the fiscal year 2021. Citing the government’s PBB Task Force’s (Administrative Order 25 Inter-agency Task Force) reply to ACT NCR Union’s query, the group said that the DepEd Central Office is “yet to submit” its Report on the Ranking of Delivery Units, since the task force evaluated the agency to be eligible for PBB 2021 on January 26, 2023. “DepEd’s neglect of its duty that causes gross delay in the release of our due benefits is plainly unacceptable,” Bernardo said. Bernardo noted that teachers have been expecting the release of the PBB in the first quarter of the year. She added that “delay have forced our teachers to take out more loans” to make ends meet. Every day that the release of PBB is delayed, Bernardo said that these “loans are incurring greater interests.” Meanwhile, Bernardo noted that teachers are getting more and more disillusioned with the current DepEd leadership. DepEd is currently led by Vice President Sara Duterte in a concurrent capacity. The current DepEd leadership, Bernardo said, has been “contradicting our just demand for salary upgrading, discrediting our legitimate calls for adequate classrooms and teachers, and now, could not even do its job on time.” Moreover, ACT urged DepEd “focus more on addressing the concerns of teachers and the education sector, instead of diverting or gaslighting our issues.” As the International Labor Day nears, ACT also urged the DepEd to do its constitutional duty as state employer to “champion labor rights by granting us immediately of our benefits and supporting our call for upgrading teachers’ salaries,” Bernardo added.”
(NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE)
“DepEd’s failure to submit the requirements for the release of our PBB [Performance-Based Bonus] 2021 is gross negligence of the teachers’ welfare at a time of grave economic crisis when we most need urgent relief,” said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - National Capital Region (NCR) President Ruby Bernardo said. The group blasted the DepEd for its “negligence in complying with the requirements to enable the release” of its employees’ PBB for the fiscal year 2021. Citing the government’s PBB Task Force’s (Administrative Order 25 Inter-agency Task Force) reply to ACT NCR Union’s query, the group said that the DepEd Central Office is “yet to submit” its Report on the Ranking of Delivery Units, since the task force evaluated the agency to be eligible for PBB 2021 on January 26, 2023. “DepEd’s neglect of its duty that causes gross delay in the release of our due benefits is plainly unacceptable,” Bernardo said. Bernardo noted that teachers have been expecting the release of the PBB in the first quarter of the year. She added that “delay have forced our teachers to take out more loans” to make ends meet. Every day that the release of PBB is delayed, Bernardo said that these “loans are incurring greater interests.” Meanwhile, Bernardo noted that teachers are getting more and more disillusioned with the current DepEd leadership. DepEd is currently led by Vice President Sara Duterte in a concurrent capacity. The current DepEd leadership, Bernardo said, has been “contradicting our just demand for salary upgrading, discrediting our legitimate calls for adequate classrooms and teachers, and now, could not even do its job on time.” Moreover, ACT urged DepEd “focus more on addressing the concerns of teachers and the education sector, instead of diverting or gaslighting our issues.” As the International Labor Day nears, ACT also urged the DepEd to do its constitutional duty as state employer to “champion labor rights by granting us immediately of our benefits and supporting our call for upgrading teachers’ salaries,” Bernardo added.”