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Better benefits for teachers green lit by Makati LGU - Mayor Abby

Published Aug 5, 2024 07:54 am

The Makati City local government announced on Monday, August 5, that it has already expanded and improved the benefits of the city's public school teachers regardless if they are residents or not.

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Mayor Abby Binay

“We deeply value our public school teachers in Makati and their role in shaping the future of our youth. Teachers are the backbone of our education system, and their well-being is of paramount importance to us in Makati. We regard them as Makatizens who deserve our full support in every way possible,” Mayor Abby Binay said as she cited the benefits extended by her administration to national government employees serving in the city, including non-resident public school teachers.

"The city has been extending a wide range of benefits covering both personal and professional aspects of development for teachers as well as non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education in Makati (DepEd Makati)," she explained.

Aside from giving teachers access to the city's comprehensive medical benefits under the Makati Health Program or Yellow Card, the local government unit (LGU) said it has also been providing financial benefits to both teaching and non-teaching DepEd Makati personnel.

“Every year, the city government allocates a budget for various financial incentives for Makati public school teachers, including additional allowances for teachers in the special education (SPED) and Alternative Learning System (ALS) programs,” Binay said.

For this year, Binay's administration has allotted P103.5 million for various incentives given to DepEd Makati employees.

For their P3,000-monthly allowance, the city has allocated P77.5 million for public school teachers, P5.2 million for teaching-related staff, and P4.3 million for non-teaching personnel. 

The city has also earmarked P14.5 million for their fringe benefit of P6,000 given in December.

SPED teachers are also given a P2,500 monthly allowance from an allocation of P1.95 million in this year’s budget of the city.

“This added perk underscores our recognition of the extraordinary skills and effort required of teachers working with students who have special needs,” Binay said.

Under ALS, school heads receive P3,500 while instructional managers get P3,000 monthly from the city.

Makati City also supports Asatidz teachers, who teach Arabic language and Islamic Values Education to Muslim students, with a monthly allowance of P4,500.

On the other hand, preschool teachers receive a P5,000 chalk allowance for the year to cover the costs of special teaching materials needed for a conducive learning environment.

"Through its Special Education Fund, the city has allocated nearly P15 million for the Teacher Effectiveness and Competence Honing (TEACH) program, which offers opportunities for teachers to pursue executive and specialized courses at selected partner-universities in Metro Manila," Binay said.

"Since 2019, the city has been distributing customized teacher’s kits every October in line with Teachers’ Month celebration. In 2019, the teachers kit contained a Bluetooth speaker, wireless presenter, tumbler, Teacher's Plan and Students Data Record, First Aid kit, Makatizens pouch with school supplies, notepad, 64GB flash drive, voice amplifier, laptop bag, and a Makatizen jacket. Succeeding kits contained more teaching aids and freebies such as gift certificates for meals, salon and spa services, and P1,500 worth of groceries," she noted.

 

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