On Tuesday, the Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Alain Pascua said that they are looking into making two shifts for teachers who will be serving as poll workers in the 2022 elections.
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Pascua said in Laging Handa briefing that plans for the move are on the table in their discussion with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), as it evaluates that voting hours next year maybe extended between 10-12 hours because of the adjustments from the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have included that in our consideration if it's possible to have two shifts… We know that teachers should only render 8 to 10 hours. Beyond those, it will be difficult and very tiring for them,
Pascua added.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones also shared in the briefing that they had received a positive response from the COMELEC after the agency requested for an additional P3,000 pay for the teachers’ election-related duties and a proposed provision for hazard pay, COVID-19 swab test and other health services.
Their assurance was they will include our proposal in their budget for 2022… Although there are also other matters which we brought up that will probably need the passage of laws,
Briones said.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers had also written to COMELEC Chairman Sheriff Abas for an additional compensation on teachers. Higher than DepEd’s proposal, they requested P10,000 for electoral board chairpersons, P9,000 for members, P8,000 for supervisor officials and P7,000 for support staff. They also requested for a P2,500 food allowance covering meals on preparation days for the elections up to the counting of votes, as well as for teachers' travel costs.
It is only just that COMELEC properly compensates and takes into account the wellbeing of its poll workers… They are the backbone and frontliners of every election and the government must exhaust measures to guarantee they are being subjected to a fair labor environment and granted proper compensation,
Raymond Basilio, ACT secretary general, stressed.
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