MAKATI CITY — The local government of Makati City has announced an expansion and improvement of benefits for the city’s public school teachers, regardless of their residency status.
“We deeply value our public school teachers in Makati and their role in shaping the future of our youth. Teachers are the backbone of our education system, and their well-being is of paramount importance to us in Makati. We regard them as Makatizens who deserve our full support in every way possible,” said Mayor Abby Binay.
The city has been providing a wide range of benefits covering both personal and professional aspects of development for teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education in Makati (DepEd Makati).
Aside from giving teachers access to the city’s comprehensive medical benefits under the Makati Health Program or Yellow Card, the local government unit (LGU) has also been providing financial incentives.
For this year, Binay’s administration has allotted 103.5 million Philippine pesos for various incentives given to DepEd Makati employees. This includes a 3,000-peso monthly allowance for public school teachers, 5.2 million pesos for teaching-related staff, and 4.3 million pesos for non-teaching personnel.
The city has also earmarked 14.5 million pesos for their fringe benefit of 6,000 pesos given in December. Special education (SPED) teachers are also given a 2,500-peso monthly allowance from an allocation of 1.95 million pesos in this year’s budget.
“This added perk underscores our recognition of the extraordinary skills and effort required of teachers working with students who have special needs,” Binay said.
Under the Alternative Learning System (ALS), school heads receive 3,500 pesos, while instructional managers get 3,000 pesos monthly from the city. (GLG/PIA-NCR)
