Department of Education (DepEd) has requested funding for more teachers, and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of 75,242 teaching positions.
DBM announced that the new teaching positions will be for kindergarten/elementary, junior high school (JHS), and senior high school (SHS) for school year 2018-2019.
DepEd needs to hire more teachers in order to address the inadequate number of personnel in public schools nationwide.
The funding requirements to cover salaries and other forms of compensation for the new positions shall be charged against the FY 2018 Built-in Appropriations (New School Personnel Positions). Notably, only filled positions will be covered by the DBM’s issuance of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO).
The 75, 242 new teaching positions are summarized as follows:
DBM Regional Offices and the DBM Organization, Position Classification and Compensation Bureau (OPCCB) shall issue the corresponding Notice of Organization, Staffing, and Compensation Action (NOSCA) direct to the DepEd – Division Offices for Kinder, Elementary, and SHS and to the DepEd- Implementing Units for JHS positions based on the deployment reports submitted by the DepEd. (PR from DBM)
