Public school teachers to get P1,500 in incentives

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/09/18/20200826-education-manila-tablet-distribution-gc-1215.jpg"/><figcaption>A teacher waits during a ceremonial turn-over and distribution of Learning Continuity Packages for Manila public school teachers and students at the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on August 26, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — Public school teachers are set to receive a P1,000 for World Teachers&#x27; Day in October and an additional P500 for medical expenses, the Department of Education said.The P1,500 incentive shall be given not earlier than World Teachers&#x27; Day or October 5, according to a recent department order signed by Secretary Leonor Briones.Teachers will also be given P500 for medical examination expenses, according to a separate issuance signed by Briones.&quot;This financial assistance also forms part of the effort to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the learners and teachers given the state of public health emergency in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic,&quot; Briones said in the issuance.Last month, the DepEd said 823 of its personnel and students contracted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/24/20/deped-says-748-personnel-students-infected-with-covid-19">DepEd says 823 personnel, students infected with COVID-19</a></li></ul>Education Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla earlier said DepEd personnel, including teachers, who get infected with COVID-19 can pay their medical expenses through benefit packages offered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/11/20/philhealth-to-cover-hospitalization-of-teachers-with-coronavirus-deped">PhilHealth to cover hospitalization of teachers with coronavirus: DepEd</a></li></ul>

Public school teachers are set to receive a P1,000 for World Teachers' Day in October and an additional P500 for medical expenses, the Department of Education said.

Public school teachers are set to receive a P1,000 for World Teachers' Day in October and an additional P500 for medical expenses, the Department of Education said.

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Public school teachers to get P1,500 in incentives

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Sep 30, 2020 04:32 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 30, 2020 04:54 PM PHT

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