DepEd assures support for teachers serving on poll duty in May elections

The Department Education (DepEd) assured that they will give full support to teachers who will render service during the May 9 elections.

We want to ensure that the necessary assistance to the field offices and schools, especially to teachers who will serve as BEIs (board of election inspectors), will be provided by the Central Office. We want our personnel to be equipped with adequate information and technical and legal assistance along the way,

Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said.

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She added that the agency is also prioritizing the health, safety, and welfare of the personnel who will participate in the election through enough financial assistance since amid the current pandemic.

According to the report of Director IV and ETF Head Atty. Marcelo Bragado, around 647,812 DepEd personnel will serve as poll workers during the election day. 319,317 of them are members of the electoral boards, 200,627 are EB Support Staff, 38,989 are DepEd Supervisor Official (DESO), 87,162 are DESO Support Staff, and 1,717 are DepEd members of the Board of Canvassers.

Moreover, DepEd is actively coordinating and engaging with COMELEC, Philippine National Police, and Armed Forces of the Philippines for the safety of the electoral board members and voters during the election period.

Tayo rin po ay may mga pagpupulong na pinuntahan kasama ng COMELEC para po pag-usapan ang lahat ng mga benepisyo para sa ikagaganda ng eleksyon na ito, para sa ating mga guro, at mga kawani ng Kagawaran,

Atty. Bragado said.

DepEd likewise ensured the agency’s active participation in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Advisory Council (CAC). EFT Head Bragado reported that there would be 106,439 clustered precincts from 37,219 polling centers (schools) nationwide.

There will also be a close coordination and consultation between COMELEC, DepEd, and its field offices. Legal, technical, and other assistance will be given to teachers on issues, concerns, and problems that may arise before, during, and after the May 09 NLE and coordination with other government agencies.