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NEW LAW HIKING TEACHERS’ ‘CHALK’ ALLOWANCE LAUDED

Senator Bong Go commended the signing of Republic Act No. 11997, or the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act,” by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, a significant legislative measure aimed at increasing the teaching supply allowances for public school teachers. This law, which key legislative members ceremonially signed on June 3 in Malacañang, seeks to ease educators’ financial […]

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NEW LAW HIKING TEACHERS’ CHALK ALLOWANCE LAUDED

The newly-enacted law increasing the teaching supplies allowance of teachers will help reduce the burden of our educators and allow them to better perform their duties, Senator Sonny Angara said. As one of the authors of the law, Angara thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for supporting the measure, which he said is highly anticipated by […]

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P2K MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FOR TEACHERS PUSHED

Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte has proposed the grant of a tax-exempt P2,000 allowance each per month within the school year to public school teachers to cover expenses for supplies and materials. “Public school teachers will have to cope with even more expenses to carry out their responsibilities once full face-to-face classes […]

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SALCEDA: KEEP COVID TREATMENT SUPPLIES TAX-FREE

A measure exempting medical supplies and devices for COVID-19 prevention, control, and treatment from taxes has been filed at the House of Representatives. Albay Representative Joey Salceda filed House Bill 9958, or the COVID-19 Supplies Tax Exemption Act, in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to Congress to provide tax relief to manufacturers of medical […]