DepEd released official statement on Performance Based Bonus release and salary increase.
The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained position that teachers throughout the country will receive their bonuses before the year 2015 closes.
This was based on the official statement of DepEd that was released by the agency on November 39, Tuesday.
The statements says that following the submission of all required documents to the Inter-Agency Task Force, DepEd and its personnel are now eligible to receive the performance-based bonus (PBB) for Fiscal Year 2015.
They have already submitted to the Department of Budget and Management the ranking reports of schools, which will be the basis of the amount of PBB to be released per school personnel.
This will be used for the evaluation and processing of payment to the teachers.
DepEd teaching and non-teaching employees will receive the PBB which ranges from P5,000 to P35,000, as cited in the Department Order No. 56, series 2016 (DO 56, s. 2016).
The said amounts are determined by the performance of the personnel or contribution to the achievement of education targets and commitments.
According to DepEd, the grant of PBB is to recognize the exemplary performance of teachers, to further motivate higher performance and greater accountability, and to foster the value of meritocracy in the Department.
The agency added that not earlier than December 15, the teachers, along with all qualified government employees, are also entitled to receive an annual productivity-enhancement incentive (PEI) worth P5,000 beginning Fiscal Year 2016 which is the date, qualification, and amount mandated by Executive Order No. 201, series 2016 (EO 201, s. 2016).
Last few months, all DepEd personnel have already received the year-end bonus equivalent to one month salary and the annual additional cash gift worth, according to (Republic Act 6686 and Republic Act 8441) (EO 201, s. 2016), respectively.
The year-end bonuses comprise the benefits and allowances received by teachers on top of their basic salaries.
On an average, a public school teacher with entry-level salary of P19,000 may receive a total of P23,000 per month.
In the whole Philippines, there are 763,000 teachers, according to DepEd.