DBM OKs creation of 16,000 new teaching positions for 2025
In a press release, the DBM said it is in line with President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr.'s directive to strengthen the education sector and ensure sufficient manpower in public schools.
The new teaching positions form the first tranche of the 20,000 positions targeted for creation this year, the DBM said.
'The DBM's approval of the 16,000 new teaching positions is in adherence to our President's directive to strengthen our country's education system. This move is also in support of the Department of Education's efforts to boost the teaching workforce across Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and the Alternative Learning System,' Pangandaman said in a press release.
The approved new positions include the following:
15,343 Teacher I posts (Salary Grade 11)
157 Special Science Teachers (Salary Grade 13)
500 Special Education (SPED) Teachers (Salary Grade 14)
The DBM said that for added flexibility, the Senior High School teaching positions will be created at the division level. This will allow School Division Superintendents to transfer or reassign them to where they're most needed.
The P4.194 billion needed to fund the new items will come from the Department of Education's built-in appropriations under the 2025 General Appropriations Act, which was specifically earmarked for hiring new school personnel. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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