'We will track everything': Angara commits to address concerns of DepEd non-teaching personnel
Education Secretary Sonny Angara assured the non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) that their concerns would be addressed.

“We will track everything. I will assign the HR and Operations teams to take note of all the suggestions,” Angara said during a meeting with the DepEd-National Employees Union (DepEd-NEU) National Executive Officers and National Board of Trustees at the DepEd Central Office earlier this week.
“There are many professions involved, and I am sure we can create a career path progression,” Angara continued. “It may take time, so please bear with us, but we will study it thoroughly,” he added.
Accompanied by DepEd NEU National President Domingo B. Alidon, Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn M. Sevilla, OIC-Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational Development and Administration Wilfredo E. Cabral, Undersecretary for Operations Revsee Escobedo, and other DepEd and DepEd-NEU officials, Angara focused on the issues raised by the NEU and worked on developing resolutions to benefit the staff.
One of the key topics discussed was the DepEd NEU’s proposal to review DepEd Order No. 002, s. 2024, which mandates the immediate removal of administrative tasks from public school teachers.
DepEd-NEU also suggested allocating the 2023 Collective Negotiation Agreement Incentive (CNAI) of ₱3,000, including savings pooled from DepEd field offices, and a retirement benefit of ₱20,000 for DepEd non-teaching employees across all governance levels.
Meanwhile, DepEd-NEU recommended that the Department issue a directive to ensure representation for non-teaching personnel and implement the CNA in Local School Boards (LSB).
“Since DepEd-NEU is the sole non-academic union of DepEd, we will remind our superintendents and regional officials to recommend their inclusion in the LSB,” Escobedo said.
In addition, DepEd-NEU proposed the formation of the DepEd Union Management Coordinating Council (UMCC) to strengthen the implementation of the welfare benefits stated in the CNA.