MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 5 (PIA) --- Around 1,168 teachers from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are set to receive their back wages this month.
Dr. John Magno, Department of Education (DepEd) regional secretary, said the teachers, who he considers as ‘real heroes’ must be given their wages.
“Dapat ibigay sa kanila ang pinaghirapan nila (We should give what they’ve worked hard for),” Magno said.
He added that the delays in the release of wages of teachers in the region were due to an unsystematic process during past administrations. The process has been streamlined under the watch of ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman as part of its reforms.
On April 2013, the DepEd-ARMM released a total of P146 million in back wages to more than 500 teachers, some of whom went as far back as 2007.
Meanwhile, 1, 801 teachers received their back wages amounting to a sum total of P105 million on April 2014.
Magno said 537 teachers from the divisions of Lanao del Sur I and II, and Marawi City will receive their back wages amounting to a sum total of P204, 782, 647.04 today and Saturday) at the RELC in Cotabato City.
He added that the department will also conduct similar distribution of back wages to 348 teachers from the island provinces divisions of Basilan, Sulu I and II, Lamitan and Tawi-Tawi this month. (BPI/APB/PIA-10)
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