MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 17 (PIA) --- About 10,000 public school teachers from this province flocked to the provincial capitol gymnasium Sunday, June 15, to receive their June salaries.
The distribution of checks for the salaries of teachers from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City Schools Division was led by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional governor Mujiv Hataman and assisted by regional vice governor Haroun Alrashid Lucman Jr. and provincial governor Mamintal Adiong Jr.
Hataman said the release was made earlier in preparation for the Ramadhan or the fasting month.
Aside from the awarding of checks, the regional governor also relayed to the teachers that they can now avail of higher loanable amounts and retirement benefits from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
He said the GSIS, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the ARMM government has recently signed and sealed a tripartite agreement to settle the premiums-in-arrears of almost 26,000 DepEd-ARMM employees.
Hataman said DepEd-ARMM and GSIS will soon issue guidelines on the requirements especially for those employees who have retired but have not received their retirement benefits.
With this development, the regional governor urged the teachers to also do their share and protect the interest of school children. “We are doing our best to protect your interest kaya sana gawin din ninyo ang lahat upang matuto at protektahan ang interest ng mga bata sa loob ng eskwelahan.”
Meanwhile, 82 recipients of ARMM’s “Iskolar ng Bayan” scholarship program, from the province also received their stipend for one semester on Sunday.
Under the scholarship program, full scholars will receive P10,000 while those with partial scholarship will receive P5,000 each per semester.
According to Department of Education in the region, the scholars were selected after undergoing one-on-one interview, comprehensive examination and careful deliberation. (APB/PIA-10)
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