DO 26s 2019 Guidelines on the Grant of World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit

DO 26 s 2019 - Guidelines on the Grant of World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit 

The Department of education issues the enclosed Guidelines on the grant of World Teachers' Day Incentive Benefit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 pursuant to DepEd Special Provision No. 12 under Republic Act No. 11260, the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of FY 2019, titled An Act appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Nineteen and for Other Purposes.

DO 26 S  - Guidelines on the Grant of World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit 

I. Purposes
1. In recognition of the important role teachers play in natiuon building the Department of Education (DepEd) to faithfully find ways to reward teachers for their hard work and commitment to the teaching profession, especially during the World Teachers' day celebration. 

2. Deped Special Provision No. 2 under the Republic Act No. 11260, the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of Fiscal Year 2019, or an An Act appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Nineteen and for Other Purposes. provides the grant of World Teachers' Day Incentive Benefit during the Annual World Teachers' Day celebration. in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00) per teacher subject to the guidelines issued by DepEd.

READ: 4-day school week in public schools 

II. Scope of the Policy 

1. The World Teachers' Day incentive Benefit (WTDIB) shall be granted to all public school teachers who are in the service at DepEd as of September 30, 2019.

2. Public School teachers are defined in Republic Act No. 4670, other wise known as the Magna carta for Public School Teachers, as " All persons engaged in classroom teaching, in any level of instruction, on full-time basis, including guidance counselors, school librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors, and all other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative fuctions in all schools, colleges, and universities operated by the government or its political subdivisions; but this shall not include school nurses, school physicians, school dentists, and other school employees."

3. Public school teachers who fall under the following cicumstances are not covered by the grant of the World teachers' day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB):

a. Those who are on absence without leave (AWOL) as of September 30, 2019.

b. Those who are no longer, in service as of September 30, 2019.

c. those who are found guilty of any offense in connection with their work from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019; and

d. Those who will be hired after September 30, 2019.

III> Guidelines and Procedures

1. The WTDIB in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00) shall be given to each entitled public school teacher not earlier than October 05, 2019.
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