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Members of the Electoral Board process receipts after digitally transmitting election results from the vote counting machines at Clustered Precinct 991 in Barangay Horseshoe, located in a mall in Quezon City, on May 12, 2025.
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#Halalan2025 in Quezon City

Katrina Domingo

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MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday announced an additional P1,000 hike for the honoraria of teachers who served as poll workers in Halalan 2025 .This is on top of the additional P2,000 already given them earlier in May.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/9/teachers-poll-workers-to-get-p2-000-increase-in-election-allowance-1726" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teachers, poll workers to get P2,000 increase in election allowance</a></div>This means the chair of the electoral board will now receive a P13,000 allowance, while the poll clerk and the third member will each receive P12,000.The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said the poll workers will receive their allowances within 10 days after election day.As of May 16, 114,683 electoral board members, 84,089 support staff, 16,697 DESO, 16,532 DESO admin support staff, 17,810 technical support staff, and 668 poll workers have received their honoraria, according to Education Undersecretary Wilfredo Cabral.The distribution of honoraria started on May 13.In a statement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Budget and Management for the election allowance increase.The DBM approved the release of P758.459 million to cover the P1,000 additional allowance for poll workers.Angara noted that this a sign that government recognizes the teachers&#x27; dedication to serve as poll workers.&quot;Every hour they spent at the precincts, many working past midnight, is a testament to their public service,” Angara said.“More than a financial relief, this additional allowance is a symbolic of the country’s respect for teachers as guardians of democracy,” he added.The COMELEC said there were about 758,549 poll workers on election day. Most of them were public school teachers.The DBM has also approved the addition of 16,000 new teaching positions for 2025 to help manage the increasing number of students and lighten the load on school teachers. Out of these new roles, 15,343 will be for Teacher I positions with Salary Grade 11, 157 for Special Science Teachers with SG 13, and 500 for Special Education Teachers with SG 14. A total of P4.194 billion has been allocated for this initiative. -- with reports from Vivienne Gulla and Mon Rodelas, ABS-CBN News<div> </div>

Malacañang on Monday announced an additional P1,000 hike for the honoraria of teachers who served as poll workers in Halalan 2025 .

Malacañang on Monday announced an additional P1,000 hike for the honoraria of teachers who served as poll workers in Halalan 2025 .

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Teachers, poll workers' election honoraria increased anew

Katrina Domingo,

Benise Balaoing,

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Published May 19, 2025 02:49 PM PHT

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Updated May 19, 2025 07:12 PM PHT

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