The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has increased the allowances or honorarium of teachers who will be serving in the upcoming May 9 elections.
The Chairperson of the Electoral Board will be receiving P7,000 for their performance for the entire duration of the election; poll clerk P6,000; third member P6,000; DepEd Supervisor Official (DESO) P5,000, and support staff P3,000.
“Lahat ng ito ay increased na from the previous election, increased ng P1,000. We have suggested some figures but we understand the limitations of our budget,” said Jenielito Atillo, spokesperson of the Department of Education 11 (DepEd 11), on Wednesday.
The members of the Electoral Board, DESO, and their respective support staff are also entitled to a travel allowance of P2,000 each wherein P1,000 is for final testing and sealing while the other P1,000 is for the election day. Each will also receive an anti-Covid allowance of P500 from the Comelec.
“The money is ready and to be distributed in the appropriate time,” Atillo said.
Also a P200,000 shall be awarded to the members of the Electoral Board, DESO, and their respective support staff who will suffer election-related injury or illnesses including Covid-19 infections.
A total of 21,806 teachers in the Davao Region, who are fully vaccinated, will be deployed on election day.
The number of DepEd personnel involved in May 9 elections in Davao Region per province: Davao Occidental, 940; Davao del Sur, 2,521; Davao del Norte, 2,498; Davao City, 5,971; Panabo City, 555; Tagum City, 714; Mati City, 872; Digos City, 528; Island Garden City of Samal, 260; Davao Oriental, 2,438; and Davao de Oro, 4,509.
There are a total of 14,028 classrooms in Davao Region that will be used as polling precincts.
