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GMA Network
22-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
DBM OKs 10,000 non-teaching positions for DepEd
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday announced it had approved 10,000 non-teaching positions for the Department of Education (DepEd). 'I am happy to confirm that we've approved a total of 10,000 non-teaching positions to provide our teachers with necessary support. This is on top of the 16,000 newly created teaching positions in public schools that we have recently approved for school year 2025 to 2026," Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said in a statement. Pangandaman said the approved positions will occupy Administrative Officer II posts with Salary Grade 11 to be distributed in elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools in all regions nationwide. Concerned DBM regional offices shall issue the corresponding Notice of Organization, Staffing, and Compensation Action (NOSCA) directly to the DepEd schools division offices based on the deployment report submitted by DepEd. 'Actually, this is a campaign promise fulfilled by our beloved President. Noong una pa lang po, pinangako na ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na bibigyan niya ng kinakailangang suporta ang ating mga guro para padaliin ang kanilang mga trabaho (In the very beginning, President Bongbong Marcos promised to ease the burden of teachers by giving them manpower support),' Pangandaman said. 'Gusto niya na makapag-focus sila sa pagbibigay ng dekalidad na pagtuturo. Kaya nga po dinadagdagan natin 'yung mga non-teaching personnel para bawasan 'yung load ng trabaho sa kanila — na malaking tulong para sa kanilang mental health at overall well-being,' she added. (He wants them to focus on providing quality teaching. That is why we augmented the non-teaching personnel to reduce the workload of teachers and help improve their mental health and overall well-being.) "Noong nilabas din po natin itong mga positions na ito, nakausap natin ang ating Secretary ng Department of Education, si Secretary Sonny Angara. Ang pakiusap po natin, sana mapunan na 'yung mga binuksan nating teaching and non-teaching positions lalo na't malapit na magsimula ang klase. Madami po ito, kaya naiintindihan nating medyo hindi po madali 'yan,' the Budget chief said. (When we opened these positions, we had a dialogue with the Secretary of the Department of Education, Secretary Sonny Angara. Our request was to fill the recently opened teaching and non-teaching positions, especially as the start of the school year approaches. There are too many; we understand that it will not be an easy task.) The DBM had earlier given the thumbs up for the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions in public schools for School Year 2025–2026 in line with Marcos' directive to strengthen the education sector and ensure sufficient manpower in public schools. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
20-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Angara wants swift hiring of 16K new teachers in time for school opening
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday that Secretary Sonny Angara has ordered all their regional and division offices to recruit 16,000 new teachers 'swiftly and efficiently' in preparation for the opening of School Year 2025-2026. According to DepEd, the initial 16,000 teaching positions created upon the approval of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would help decongest overcrowded classrooms and ease the workload of public school teachers across the country. It will also address the need for educators with appropriate specializations, particularly in kindergarten, elementary, and subject-specific areas in junior and senior high school. Angara said the timely deployment of the new teachers 'is crucial to ensuring a smooth and effective school opening.' School Year 2025-2026 is set to open on June 16, 2025 and end on March 31, 2026. The DBM said that the 16,000 new items would be the first tranche of the 20,000 positions targeted for creation this year. With this, DepEd said that its schools division offices were ordered to immediately begin the publication, hiring, and appointment process upon receipt of the Notices of Organization, Staffing and Compensation Action (NOSCA) from the DBM regional offices to ensure that all new positions are filled by the end of the third quarter. The agency said that the DBM has started the issuance of NOSCAs for 10,000 administrative officer II (AOII) items. 'Recruitment and assessment of applicants in the SDOs have been ongoing since January this year, and divisions with large applicant pools were even authorized to begin calls as early as October 2024,' the DepEd noted. The agency said that it will also continue monitoring the compliance and the pace of hiring across the regions to make sure that appointments will not get delayed. The Education Department advised teacher-applicants for School Year 2025-2026 to coordinate directly with their local schools division offices for guidelines and updates on the filling of the positions. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
