HOUSE Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Luis Campos Jr. announced on Thursday that the over 912,000 public school teachers employed by the Department of Education will receive their P1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit.

“Congress has earmarked P912 million to fund the WTDIB at P1,000 per public school teacher, payable on October 5. This allocation is itemized in the 2024 General Appropriations Law,” Campos stated.

“We are determined to sustain the annual funding for the WTDIB for our teachers. In fact, the 2025 national budget we approved last month includes another P955 million allocation for this benefit,” he added.

The WTDIB is currently provided to public school teachers every October 5, a day celebrated annually as World Teachers’ Day to honor those in the teaching profession.

Congress first included this incentive benefit in the General Appropriations Law of 2019, with an initial funding of P800 million.

Campos has been advocating for the passage of his House Bill No. 7840, which seeks to raise the WTDIB to P3,000 per teacher.

“We must augment the value of the WTDIB and make this incentive permanent through legislation,” Campos emphasized.

Meanwhile, Campos assured public school teachers that Congress is committed to providing new appropriations for their P10,000 annual teaching allowance.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Law, or Republic Act No. 11997, in June. This law provides a yearly P10,000 teaching allowance to public school teachers in the basic education curriculum, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The amount is double the current P5,000 annual teaching allowance.