August 19, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for a national budget that ensures the integration of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation in government policies and programs.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement as the Senate is set to start marathon budget hearings following the briefing by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on the 2015 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
“Government agencies, especially those integral to disaster resilience, should already have included […]
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August 16, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary levels to P25,000 and non-teaching personnel to P15,000 per month.
Under Senate Bill No. 2351, Legarda said the salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted accordingly.
The current minimum salary of public school teachers is P18,549 while that of the non-teaching personnel is P9,000.
“This bill aims to raise the salary of public school teachers and […]
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August 15, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Another lawmaker is pushing for the salary increase of public school teachers in the Philippines.
Senator Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill 2351 which seeks to increase teachers’ monthly minimum pay from P18,549 ($425*) to P25,000 ($573).
“This bill aims to raise the salary of public school teachers and its non-teaching personnel to ensure that the State fulfills its responsibility of ensuring adequate compensation for teachers and to prevent our competent and efficient educators from leaving the country for […]
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August 15, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed measure seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel.
Under Senate Bill No. 2351, Legarda proposed that the present minimum salary of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary schools be upgraded from P18,549 to P25,000 a month. The salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted accordingly.
Meanwhile, the minimum salary of non-teaching personnel, who provides support to teachers, will be increased from P9,000 to P15,000 per […]
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August 13, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for the restoration of Gabaldon school buildings in the country not only as part of heritage conservation but also to reuse them for their original purpose as places of learning.
Legarda said that the Gabaldon school houses, like the heritage houses built during the Spanish period, speak much about the nation’s history.
“The success of the restoration of these structures can promote the concept of heritage conservation especially in the provinces where these built heritage […]
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