P977M Allowances for Public School Teachers with 'Hardship Posts'

Those public school teachers who haven't been paid for their hardship allowance last year would have now the opportunity to receive theirs.

Those teachers who are exposed to a risky or hazardous teaching working place would be receiving allowances anew as DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones approved the release of P977 million for their special allowances for "hardship posts" in a recent news.

These allowances are based on 15 to 25 percent of the basic salary of the teachers who are exposed to hardship or difficulty of work.

These allowances are additional amount as requested by the DepEd in November 2016 to fill the short of funds in last year's Special Hardship Allowance to teachers in more than 14,000 schools and more than 2,000 districts and community learnings centers all over the regions in the country, Secretary Briones said.

The Secretary pointed out that the SHA refers to compensation granted to teachers assigned to public schools or learning centers inaccessible by transportation and in dangerous areas; handling a class of two or more grades and carrying out mobile teaching functions; and performing alternative learning system (ALS) program coordinating functions.