The Department of Education will release the performance-based bonus to its teaching and non-teaching personnel before the end of the year, following the submission of ranking reports to the Department of Budget and Management.
The ranking reports form the basis of the amount of their bonus, which ranges from PHP5,000 to PHP35,000. The bonus recognizes the exemplary performance of teachers to further motivate higher performance and greater accountability.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the department said the teachers and all qualified government employees will also receive the PHP5,000 annual productivity-enhancement incentive by December 15.
It said that aside from the performance-based bonus and the incentive, the year-end bonus equivalent to one month’s salary and the annual additional cash gift of PHP5,000 were already given to all DepEd personnel.
The department noted that a public school teacher with an entry-level salary of PHP19,000 may receive a total of PHP23,000 per month, compared to the average starting salary received by a teacher in a regular provincial private school at PHP8,000.
The department meanwhile said they recognize President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to raise the salaries of 763,000 teachers.
“Given the widening salary gap with private schools and with other service sectors, the inflationary impact, the premium on teachers in Science and Math and senior teachers, and the huge Department population, DepEd must ensure that the fulfillment of this promise is carefully planned in terms of policy and financial requirements,” it said in the statement. (PNA)
