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Teachers urge DepEd to update status of 2023 Performance-Based Bonus

Group thanks Angara for restoring eligibility, seeks timeline for release and clarity on future incentive programs

Published Nov 3, 2025 04:16 pm
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to update the status of the 2023 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for nearly one million teachers and staff. (Manila Bulletin / file photo)
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to update the status of the 2023 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for nearly one million teachers and staff. (Manila Bulletin / file photo)
A teachers’ group on Monday, November 3, announced that it has requested an update from the Department of Education (DepEd) on the status of the 2023 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for nearly one million teachers and non-teaching personnel nationwide.
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement, said the request was made through a letter addressed to DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara.
In the letter, TDC National Chairperson Benjo G. Basas expressed gratitude to the DepEd chief for initiating steps that led to the restoration of the department’s eligibility for the 2023 PBB—a move that, he said, has “brought renewed hope” to education workers awaiting the long-delayed incentive.
Citing information from the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational Development (OUHROD), Basas said that as of October 28, 2025, only two DepEd regional offices—the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)—had their Form 1.0 reviewed and submitted to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for validation.
Other regions, he added, remain at various stages of review and consolidation.
“It has now been a week since that update, and we respectfully seek your guidance and confirmation on the current status of the regional submissions, the progress of review and endorsement by the Central Office, and the DBM’s validation process,” Basas said in the letter.
The TDC emphasized that teachers are eager to know the possible timeline for the release of the 2023 PBB, which they regard as an important recognition of their service and dedication despite ongoing challenges in schools.
“The PBB, while modest, has always been regarded by the teaching community as a meaningful acknowledgment of their service and dedication amid the many challenges they face in schools and classrooms,” Basas added.
The group also asked DepEd to clarify whether the PBB—or a similar performance-based incentive—will continue in future cycles, noting that the program is currently under policy review.
TDC urged the department to ensure that teachers remain covered by any performance incentive scheme recognizing public service excellence.
Basas likewise commended Angara for recent pro-teacher measures such as the refinement of the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) policy and the approval of the Wellness Break, which he said demonstrate the administration’s responsiveness to long-standing concerns of the teaching force. 

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