PUBLIC school teachers in the country will soon enjoy a higher budget intended for their teaching supplies for the next school year, 2025-2026.This, after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed the measure entitled “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act” on June 3, 2024, a legislative measure that doubles the teaching supplies allowance for public school teachers.Teachers used to only have a P5,000 allowance for instructional materials, but with the new law, they will soon receive P10,000.
, one of the principal authors of the House of Representatives version of the bill and a member of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture, said the new law can help teachers so they don’t have to shell out their own money in buying their materials for their classrooms.“The increase of their teaching supplies allowance is long overdue,” Rama said in a press release.