Public school teachers to receive P7-K medical allowance beginning 2025

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00:00The nation's teachers have been putting up with a measly and embarrassingly meager medical allowance of 500 pesos over the last four years

00:07Thank goodness such pittance is set for a

00:101,300% upgrade next year that has brought a huge sigh of relief from the pillars of the nation's public schools

00:16Our Kenneth Pachenta dwells on the specifics of this truly welcome development that has been a long time coming

00:23I

00:25Learn admitted that in his 18 years as a teacher

00:28He couldn't help himself from falling victim to health issues due to the heavy responsibilities as a teacher

00:34He shared there were some times he worried where to get funds for a checkup

00:38Especially since the medical allowance for teachers approved in 2020 was only 500 pesos

00:43I mean I'm a man. I mean I'm a man boy. And I say

00:46I know but I'm gonna 500 pesos. I'm gonna hone right now physical education for Namin cool. I'm Papo young

00:53500 pesos nagas to sin

00:56physical physical

00:58Checkup, Namin and wealthy in Amin

01:01Tongue-tongue boy, you know, I'm gonna run the money 500 pesos that complaint from teachers like Alan will now be addressed by the government

01:08According to the Department of Education next year the expanded health care benefits for public school teachers kicks in in which the previous

01:15500 peso maximum medical allowance for teachers has been hiked to 7,000 pesos a

01:211,300 percent increase from the previous amount

01:24Deputy Secretary Sonny Angara said if this is significant to ensure comprehensive insurance coverage for teachers

01:30Alan welcomed this move because for him it is government's recognition of the sacrifices of teachers

01:36He added it provides peace of mind knowing they won't have to worry about where to get funds if they fall ill

01:45Because it's like we've already passed a time where the government should also take care of the well-being of teachers

01:53in terms of health

01:56Because we also go to school every day, we also fight against the sun

02:01against the rain

02:03against the cold

02:06and other natural calamities that happen. The increase in teachers medical allowance was made possible after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

02:13Approved the salary adjustment under executive order number 64 wherein in addition to the salary adjustment

02:19qualified government employees including public school teachers will receive a medical allowance of

02:257,000 pesos each year a subsidy to avail of HMO type insurance benefits

02:30In addition, there is the tax-free 5,000 peso teaching allowance received by teachers for this school year

02:36Which will increase to 10,000 pesos starting school year 2025 to 2026 and henceforth

02:42This was made possible by the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act signed by President Marcos Jr. recently Kenneth

02:48Paciente from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines