Duterte eyes salary increase for teachers

There are great chances for public school teachers to get an increase in salary as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks to do so after granting the armed forces and the police the same incentive, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Duterte has instructed the Department of Budget and Management to work on increasing teachers’ wages in the next tax reform package.

“The President also stated that with the second tax reform package, he has instructed DBM and all other agencies to find means to increase the salary of teachers after the initial doubling of salaries for the AFP and the police. So the teachers will be next,” Roque said in a Palace briefing.

Roque, however, said that the president did not mention how much increase he is eyeing to give but the scenario is likely to be same with that of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines’, in which salary was doubled.

(DAILY NEWS ROUND UP FOR 01/ 09 / 18)