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Students of Pinyahan Elementary School, supervised by their respective teachers, join the 'Catch-up Fridays' program on January 12, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172740563654920240112-catch-up friday-pinyahan-elementary-school-MT-6.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Students of Pinyahan Elementary School, supervised by their respective teachers, join the &#x27;Catch-up Fridays&#x27; program on January 12, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </div><div>MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday that it doubled the vacation service credits (VSCs) of public school teachers to 30 days from 15, under new guidelines. </div>Signed by Education Secretary Sonny Angara, the  <a href="https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/DO_s2024_013.pdf"></a><a href="https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/DO_s2024_013.pdf">updated guidelines</a> “streamline the administration of VSCs, which allow teachers to offset absences due to illness or personal reasons, or to recover salary deductions during vacation periods,” the DepEd said. It said incumbent teachers with at least one year of service, as well as newly hired teachers appointed within four months after the start of classes, are now entitled to 30 days of VSCs annually. Newly hired teachers whose appointments were issued four months after the start of classes would receive 45 days of VSCs per year.“One notable improvement is the provision for calculating service credits beyond regular work hours. For every hour of eligible service rendered during school days, teachers will now earn 1.25 hours of VSC,” the DepEd said. “If the service is rendered during Christmas or summer breaks, weekends, or holidays, this will be equivalent to 1.5 hours of VSC per hour.” It said teachers assigned to perform ancillary tasks or additional teaching-related duties outside of their regular hours would also benefit from the new guidelines. These tasks include attending training sessions on weekends or holidays, conducting remedial or enhancement classes, election-related duties, parent-teacher conferences, and home visits. “In cases where teaching overload is not compensated through overload pay, teachers will be credited with 1.25 hours of VSC for every hour of additional teaching, on top of their 30-day entitlement,” the DepEd said. The approval of VSCs requires authorization from the Schools Division Superintendent or another designated authority.“The new guidelines reflect DepEd’s commitment to addressing the evolving demands on teachers and ensuring they are properly compensated for additional work, particularly during periods like summer or long vacations,” the agency said. “This move also aims to safeguard teachers’ net take-home pay by recognizing their participation in DepEd-led activities at the national, regional, and division levels, alongside its partners and stakeholders,” it added.

The DepEd said it doubled the vacation service credits (VSCs) of public school teachers to 30 days from 15, under new guidelines.

The DepEd said it doubled the vacation service credits (VSCs) of public school teachers to 30 days from 15, under new guidelines.

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DepEd doubles teachers' vacation service credits to 30 days

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