In compliance with the Special Provision on Cash Allowance, the amount appropriated herein for Cash Allowance to teachers shall be used for the payment of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000) per classroom teacher for every school year for the purchase of teaching supplies and materials, for internet and other communication expenses, and for annual medical examination expense, subject to guidelines to be issued by the DBM and DepEd.
The Cash Allowance shall be given to entitled public school teachers not earlier than the official start of every school year, as stipulated in the annual issuance on the official School Calendar, or as may be decided by the Education Secretary or his/her designated authority in cases of emergency situations.
In the previous school year, the said allowance was released as early as June 15, 2021 prior to the opening of classes as per memorandum issued to field offices by Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla and Assistant Secretary for Finance Ramon Fiel Abcede.
For this year, teachers await whether or not the said allowance will be given to them prior to the opening of the next school year or it will be released as scheduled.
References: DepEd-OSEC Special Provision No. 11, DepEd Memorandum OUF-2021-0399, Joint Circular No. 2, 2021
Official Release of P5,000 Cash Allowance for Teachers
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