It is high time to end the “abono” situation of public school teachers who have to pay in advance for the needs of their students, out of their own pockets, Senator Robin Padilla said.
Padilla threw his full support behind proposed measures providing additional benefits and privileges for public school teachers, who he hailed for being “second parents” of young Filipino learners.
This is aside from teachers having to make more sacrifices in fulfilling their duties during elections, the legislator said.
“Pambihira, napakapambihira naman po niyan.”
“Pambihira, napakapambihira naman po niyan. Ang kanilang puhunan sa buhay nila, paggising pa lang niyan nasa isip niyan ang mga estudyante na niya. Bago matulog ‘yan iniisip niyan estudyante niya. Aba, abonohin pa natin? Pambihira naman, napakapambihira na po niyan,” the lawmaker said in his opening statement at the hearing on the matter.
“Lahat talaga na balakid, huwag na natin hayaang dumapo pa sa balikat ng ating mga guro.”
“Lahat talaga na balakid, huwag na natin hayaang dumapo pa sa balikat ng ating mga guro,” the senator added.
In seeking added benefits for teachers, he pointed out that no less than the Constitution has decreed that education is the top priority of the government’s budget.
“At ako, buong buo ang suporta sa panukalang ito na ‘di po dapat talaga nag-aabono ang ating mga guro,” Padilla concluded.
