A Php10,000 10k Social Amelioration Assistance to all DepEd personnel requested.
ACT requests DepEd to provide COVID-related assistance to public and private education workers the group listed 7 demands, see it below.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines wrote to the Department of Education (DepEd) today to list the urgent demands of teaching and non-teaching staff amid the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine measures implemented by the government. The group urged for the protection and assistance of both public and private school personnel who are struggling during this time.
“It’s no secret that education workers are among the lowest paid professionals in the country. Many of whom hardly have any take home pay left due to loans incurred for their teaching needs and for their families. These make them vulnerable amid the current crisis and its severe economic impacts now and in the months to come. It is therefore crucial that DepEd ensures the welfare of its people,” explained ACT Secretary General Raymond Basilio.
In the letter addressed to Sec. Leonor Briones, the group listed 7 demands on behalf of nearly one million DepEd personnel and private school employees, which include:
1. A clear guidelines on the 30-day grace period for the payment of contributions and loan amortization to GSIS and Private Lending Institutions (PLIs);
2. The immediate release of teachers’ 2018 Performance-based Bonus (PBB);
3. A follow up with AO 25 on the granting of 2018 PBB to non-teaching personnel;
4. Cash assistance to DepEd’s skeletal workforce;
5. The facilitation of the timely release of private school teachers and employees’ salaries and benefits, including COVID-related allowances and government aid;
6. The setting up of a medical fund for employees in danger of contracting the disease, citing 5 confirmed cases, 57 Persons Under Investigation (PUIs), and 681 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) among the department’s employees; and
7. A Php10,000 social amelioration assistance to all DepEd personnel.
ACT also identified possible fund sources for these demands, such as DepEd’s disaster response funds and the savings from the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) and from other projects and activities incurred due to the cancellation of classes.
Basilio said that the demands were formed through constant consultation with teachers from most of the regions as well as with private school teachers. The group, through its ACT for Peoples Health campaign, has also been launching a weekly survey to gather teachers’ experiences on the ground as well as the state of their communities amid the lockdown.
“We are now on the 3rd week of the quarantine in Luzon and in various parts of the country. As our surveys revealed, many have yet to receive any aid from the government. This however has not stopped our teachers and personnel from caring for their communities, by reporting their situation, calling for support for the poor, launching donation drives and relief operations for frontliners, ensuring the processing of salaries and benefits, conducting educational activities online, and many others. It’s only humane for the government, through DepEd, to in turn care for our education workers,” said Basilio.
ACT urged DepEd to ‘exhaust all measures’ in order to immediately act on the listed demands. The group likewise called on the entire government to ensure the welfare of all vulnerable sectors during this crisis, especially as the President has been granted with immense power and control of resources.
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