Gains in our 2012 Budget Campaign

Under the Special Provisions to the Budget of the Department of Education (please check http://www.dbm.gov.ph/Gaa2012/DEPED/A.pdf):

4.  Provision for Cash Allowance to Teachers.   Cash allowance to teachers for the  purchase of  chalks, erasers, forms  and other classroom supplies and materials shall be paid only to classroom teachers at One Thousand Pesos (P1,000) per teacher per school year.

8.  Regularization of Qualified Contractual and Volunteer Teachers.  In the hiring of new teachers, whether to fill unfilled or newly created positions, priority shall be given to qualified contractual and volunteer teachers, whether employed by the DepEd  or the local government units.

Under the Special Provisions to the Budget of State Universities and Colleges (please check http://www.dbm.gov.ph/Gaa2012/SUCS/ARMM/P6.pdf)

13.   Regularization of Qualified Part-Time Faculty.  In the hiring of new faculty, whether to  fill unfilled  or newly  created positions priority shall be given to qualified contractual or part-time faculty.

Under the General Provisions (please check http://www.dbm.gov.ph/Gaa2012/GP/GP.pdf):

Section 37.  Authorized Deductions.  Deductions from salaries,  emoluments or other  benefits accruing to any  government employee chargeable against  the appropriations for Personal  Services may be  allowed for the  payment of individual employee’s  contributions or obligations due the following:

(a) The BIR, PHILHEALTH, GSIS and HDMF;

(b) Mutual benefits associations, thrift banks and non-stock savings and loan associations duly operating under existing laws which are managed by and/or for the benefit of government employees;

(c) Associations/cooperatives/provident funds organized and managed by government employees for their benefit and welfare; and

(d) Duly licensed insurance companies accredited by national government agencies.

PROVIDED, That  such deductions shall  not reduce the employee’s  monthly net take  home pay to  an amount lower than  Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO), after all authorized  deductions: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That in the event total authorized  deductions shall reduce net take home pay to less than  Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO), authorized deductions under item (a) shall  enjoy first preference, those under item (b) shall enjoy second preference, and so forth.