By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Government employees criticized President Benigno S. Aquino III's proposed $234.9 million Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund for 2012, saying that it was "unconscionable considering the deplorable poverty experienced...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Even if the remaining adjustments for 2012 under the SSL 3 is released this year, this will only mean a new minimum pay of P9,000 (US$209). This is not even half of the P29,000 (US$674) monthly cost of living. As it is, we have yet to receive the increase and yet the amount is already lost to inflation”. – Wage Fight! Alliance
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The meager salary of teachers remains as one of the most pressing concerns confronting Philippine education.
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