EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara met with the Department of Education-National Employees Union National Executive Officers and National Board of Trustees to discuss and address the concerns of non-teaching personnel.

Among the key topics discussed was the DepEd NEU’s proposal to review DepEd Order No. 002, s. 2024, which mandates the immediate removal of administrative tasks from public school teachers.

“We will track everything. I will assign HR and the Operations team to take note of all the suggestions. There are many professions involved, and I am sure we can create a career path progression. It may take time, so please bear with us, but we will study it thoroughly,” Angara said.

Moreover, the DepEd-NEU suggested allocating the 2023 Collective Negotiation Agreement Incentive of P3,000, including savings pooled from DepEd Field offices, and a retirement benefit of P20,000 for DepEd Non-Teaching Employees across all governance levels.

The group also recommended that the Department issue a directive to ensure representation for non-teaching personnel and implement the CNA in local school boards.

Present during the meeting were DepEd NEU National President Atty. Domingo B. Alidon, Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn M. Sevilla, OIC-Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational Development and Administration Wilfredo E. Cabral, Undersecretary for Operations Atty. Revsee Escobedo, and other DepEd and DepEd-NEU officials.