The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved 5,000 non-teaching positions in public schools nationwide.
DBM said 3,500 positions are for Administrative Officer II roles, aimed at relieving teachers from administrative responsibilities.
About 1,500 positions are for Project Development Officer I roles, supporting the implementation of school programs, projects, and activities.
The job posts will be deployed across multiple regions, including I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, Cordillera, CARAGA, and Metro Manila.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. emphasized the importance of reducing teachers' workload for maintaining high-quality education and protecting their mental health.
DBM approves 5,000 non-teaching posts to aid public schools
Aug 30, 2023 01:21 AM
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved a total of 5,000 non-teaching positions in public schools nationwide.
These job posts were created to aid in lessening the administrative works of public school teachers, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
“This is a great help to our teachers to unload them from administrative work and focus on teaching students,” Pangandaman said in a statement.
“By hiring non-teaching staff, our educators will be able to save a lot of time and effort," she further stated.
According to the DBM, among the non-teaching job posts available, 3,500 positions are for Administrative Officer II, aimed at alleviating teachers from administrative responsibilities.
Additionally, there are 1,500 positions for Project Development Officer I, which will support the implementation of different school programs, projects, and activities.
The job posts will be deployed in the regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, Cordillera, CARAGA, and Metro Manila.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said during his 2022 presidential campaign that reducing the load of teachers will help maintain a high-quality education in public schools and and protect their mental health.
“We need to hire more non-teaching personnel who are qualified for the job, what I'm saying is that teachers often perform numerous tasks even though they are not obligated to do so,” Marcos said in a statement.
Earlier, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines urged the Department of Education to provide “clear and definite plans” for decreasing the administrative work of public school teachers. (Xander Dave Cabellos)