The Commission on Elections said that there is no hike in teacher’s pay for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October as the proposed additional ₱10-billion budget did not push through.
“Dahil nga po sa kakulangan ng budget ay minarapat po natin na i-fix na lang po ang kanilang matatanggap sa ₱6,000 sa electoral board chairman, ₱5,000 sa mga members po, at ‘yong ibang precinct workers ₱4,000,” said Comelec Chairperson George Garcia.
Sen. Imee Marcos earlier said that the requested additional ₱10 billion was an “outrageous demand.” Congress only allocated an additional ₱2.7 billion for the BSKE.
Garcia said the budget will be ₱2.7 billion to ₱3 billion if the number of new voters will reach 1.5 million to cover expenses for precincts and ballots.
The poll body is looking for ways to help teachers since the counting of votes will be manual. The Comelec chief is still hopeful that the Congress could still increase the teacher’s honorarium.
