THE DEPARTMENT of Education lauded President Rodrigo Duterte and lawmakers for increasing the allowance of teachers.

The General Appropriations Act for 2021 signed by the President on Monday allotted funds that will enable the DepEd to increase the teaching supplies and communication allowance of teachers from P3,500 to P5,000.

“We would like to thank the President, senators and representatives for backing our request to increase teachers’ allowance. This is timely support for the education sector and to our teachers in these difficult times,” Briones said.

“With this positive development, we believe that our lawmakers will continue to support our initiatives for the welfare of our teachers and learners and the improvement of education in the country,” she added.

The President earlier commended DepEd and teachers for implementing blended distance learning.

“I commend the invaluable efforts of the DepEd in fulfilling its mandate amidst the current public health emergency by continually providing quality education to our learners through alternative learning modules and modalities,” he said.

“I admire our teachers, coordinators, and facilitators in their relentless efforts and sacrifices to adjust to the new learning set-up,” the President added.