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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: P50K minimum pay ng teachers, kaya ba?

Halos doble ng kasalukuyang basic pay ng teachers ang panukalang dagdag sa buwanang sweldo nila, mula P27, 000 hanggang P50, 000, para daw makahabol sa sobrang taas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. 

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House of Representatives, House Bill No. 9920, Feb. 13, 2024

ACT Teachers TikTok Account, HAPPENING NOW: Makabayan Bloc files house bill, Feb. 13, 2024

Personal Communication (interview), Zy-Za Suzara

Department of Budget and Management,  President Duterte fulfills campaign promise, doubles salaries of cops, soldiers, January 2018
ANC, Sara Duterte: DepEd studying salary increase for teachers | ANC, Aug. 14, 2023

ABS-CBN News, DepEd won’t oppose P50k teacher’s pay but…, Feb. 16, 2024

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