MANILA, Philippines — Teachers and other poll workers who would be in the forefront of the 2022 national elections should receive higher compensation and additional benefits, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Thursday.
In a statement, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, who wrote a letter to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Sheriff Abas last February 15, stressed that teachers would be facing a difficult task of carrying out their duty while the COVID-19 pandemic still threatening public health.
Teachers are one of the frontline poll personnel come election time, as they act as facilitators inside polling precincts being chairperson and members of the Board…
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