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Teachers attend to their classrooms in their first face-to-face classes at the Francisco Legaspi Memorial School in Pasig City on November 2, 2022, as the Department of Education implements full physical class attendance in public schools nationwide after 2 years of online and hybrid learning. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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<div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1854173368567567%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. thanked public school educators as he led the oath-taking of 2,915 newly promoted teachers and school leaders from the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday.</p><p>During the event in Makati City, Marcos highlighted the invaluable contribution of educators to the development of students and to the country as a whole.</p><p>“As I said in my third State of the Nation Address, no public school teacher should retire as Teacher I anymore. We will expand our educators’ career path through strategic reclassification. By creating more high-level positions, we can have senior educators move up based on merit and open new entry positions to new graduates. Your promotion will be a doorway to a better life for you and your family,” Marcos Jr. said in his speech.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/19/deped-pays-fresh-education-graduates-to-tutor-under-aral-program-no-lpt-required-1801">DepEd pays fresh education graduates to tutor under ARAL program; no LPT required<br/></a></div><p>He said the education sector remains a government priority, which is why it received the biggest chunk of the 2026 national budget amounting to more than P1.34 trillion.</p><p>He also mentioned the release of a 10,000-peso teaching allowance for school year 2025 to 2026, the reduction of paper work for teachers so that they can focus on teaching, and the creation of a system that protects and empowers them.</p><p>He also shared that he knows the struggle of educators because several of his family members — his grandmother, mother, and his wife — were educators as well.</p><p>“I know that it takes patience, sacrifice and, most of all, courage,” Marcos said.</p><p>He then urged teachers to give students lessons that shape lives, and lessons of integrity and love of country.</p><p>Also present at the event were Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/3/deped-hopes-to-hire-more-than-30k-teachers-in-2026-1741">DepEd hopes to hire more than 30K teachers in 2026</a></div><p>In a statement, DepEd said promotions were facilitated through appointments to natural vacancies and position reclassification under the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) framework. This helped address long-standing promotion backlogs in NCR.</p><p>Angara added that a promotion under the ECP means an increase in pay as wll.</p><p>“Kaya hindi lang ito ranggo, kundi may benepisyo din ho ito at ito yung talagang pagkikilala doon sa serbisyo ng isang guro.”</p><p>(So this is not just a rank, but also benefits and a genuine recognition of a teacher&#x27;s service)</p><p>One of the teachers who was promoted is Eloisa Reyes who moved up from Teacher I to III after a decade.</p><p>“I’m very, very, very grateful,” Reyes said. “Bago man lang ako mag-retire this June 8, retirement, that’s my 65th birthday.&quot;</p><p>(I&#x27;m very, very, very grateful to have been promoted before I retire on June 8. That&#x27;s my 65th birthday)</p><p>Angara said they aim to promote 100,000 more educators throughout the country.</p><p>He also expects that there will be no more teacher shortage by the end of 2026.</p><p>“Hindi masyadong napapansin, pero ramdam yun sa mga eskuwelahan,” Angara said.</p><p>(It is not easily seen but it is very much felt in the schools)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/26/edcom-ii-final-report-on-issues-necessary-reforms-in-education-launched-1907">EDCOM II final report on issues, ‘necessary reforms’ in education launched</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>MASS PROMOTION</strong></div><p>Angara also gave details on the ongoing phase-out of the mass promotion of students, which he said will address the problem of students moving to the next grade level without fully grasping their lessons.</p><p>He said students will get tutoring and remedial lessons to help them through the grade level.</p><p>“Kasi dati, ayaw na ibagsak ng teacher dahil siya rin ang dagdag na trabaho sa kanya yun eh,” Angara explained.</p><p>(It used to be that teachers would hesitate to fail a student because that will mean more work for them)</p><p>He added passing rate will no longer be a criterion for reviewing teachers&#x27; performance.</p><p>“Hindi naman kasalanan lagi ng teacher yun,” he added.</p><p>(That is not always just the teacher&#x27;s fault)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/18/deped-strengthening-foundational-learning-to-address-plunging-student-proficiency-2152">DepEd strengthening foundational learning to address plunging student proficiency</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RdGehxpKPKs?si=AB7l0JIcLZK0g1Yq" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. profusely thanked public school educators as he led the oath-taking of 2,915 newly promoted teachers and school leaders from the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. profusely thanked public school educators as he led the oath-taking of 2,915 newly promoted teachers and school leaders from the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday.

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