Ni Merlina Hernando-Malipot
Ikinalugod kahapon ng isang grupo ng mga guro ang bagong pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tinitiyak ang pagtaas ng kanilang mga suweldo, at umaasang matutupad ang pangakong ito.
“The statement from President Duterte himself is almost an assurance that sooner, teachers’ salaries will be augmented,” pahayag ni Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) National Chairperson Benjo Basas. “However, we do not know yet how it will be given and how much the amount would be,” aniya.
Hinamon naman nina ACT Teachers Party- List Representatives Antonio Tinio at France Castro si Pangulong Duterte na “include the funds for substantial pay hike for public school teachers and all rank-and-file civilian government employees in his proposed 2019 budget.”
