House panel approves P3,000 Teachers' Day incentive

MANILA, Philippines — A proposal to provide a P3,000 incentive for teachers to be given when the country celebrates the World Teachers’ Day has been approved by the House committee on basic education and culture. In a statement on Tuesday, Eastern Samar Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales confirmed that the committee approved the proposal during its Monday meeting. The recommendation includes House Bill (HB) No. 4531 which he and Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan authored. The bill seeks to increase the World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB), which is given to more than 950,000 public school teachers nationwide, from P1,000 to P3,000. The […]... Keep on reading: House panel approves P3,000 Teachers' Day incentive

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer