As the Department of Education (DepEd) seeks additional P2.58 billion in 2022 to hire 10,000 teachers, Senator Win Gatchalian said that over 30, 000 teaching positions are yet to be filled as of September this year.
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Thus, the chair of the Senate basic education committee asked DepEd during a Senate panel hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to hasten its hiring process in order to fill the remaining vacancies first.
According to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department’s (CPBRD) agency notes for DepEd’s 2022 budget, 71 percent of DepEd’s 46,901 total unfilled positions refer to unfilled teaching positions. This is equivalent to 33,260 unfilled teaching positions and 16,460 or almost half of which are for Teacher I positions.
In response, DepEd officials explained that the hiring process usually involves six months and involves the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Moreover, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the enforcement of an alternative work arrangement, the agency has a limited number of staff who works on the hiring process.
Gatchalian said that the position left unfilled had been a recurring issue and could be equivalent to an undisbursed amount of P13 billion.
I remember some senators, including myself, flagged this also last year and the year before that. We have to, once for all, find ways to reduce the six-month turn-around time somehow,
he said.
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Senator asks DepEd to fill up thousands of vacant teaching positions
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