A lawmaker seeks to increase the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) of public school teachers from the current P2,000 to P8,000 monthly.
Representative Alfred Delos Santos of Ang Probinsyano Partlist filed House Bill 6239 or "AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS".
"In light of the consistently high inflation rate along with increases in various tax rates, the sufficient amount of the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) of public school teachers has now become an alarming issue," the House Bill said.
"Hence, it is proposed in this Bill that the PERA granted to public school teachers must be increased to at least P8,000, an amount which would, at the onset, substantially cover the disproportion between the current monthly wage of public school teachers and the approximated living wage in the Philippines for a family of five," it added.
For funding, Rep. Delos Santos said that it may come from the General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Increase in teachers' PERA from P2,000 to P8,000 monthly sought
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when will this be in effect once approved?
ReplyDeleteI just hope this is no campaign move for the upcoming election
we teachers are tiered of promises.