THE DEPARTMENT of Education plans to remove administrative tasks from teachers to allow them to focus on teaching.

“Kasi napapansin na bukod sa pagtuturo, meron din silang admin tasks,” DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said.

“To complement, we will perhaps have to hire non-teaching staff to handle those things,” he added.

The Teachers’ Diginity Coalition welcomed the plan of DepEd and thanked Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio as hiring more non-teaching school personnel is part of their 13-Point Teachers’ Dignity Agenda.

“Nagpapasalamat kami at tinugunan ito ng ating Kalihim VP Sara Duterte. Sa dami kasi ng administrative at clerical tasks na pinagagawa sa guro, isang bagay ang halos hindi na niya nagagawa, ang magturo,” TDC Chairperson Benjo Basas said.

Basas noted that President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. promised to free teachers from administrative duties during the campaign.

The TDC also batted for the hiring of more medical personnel and guidance counselors.