ONCE elected as the country’s next leader, Vice President and United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer Jejomar would increase the basic salary of public school teachers and give them extra benefits, including housing.

“With the help of Congress, we will increase teachers’ salaries. Specifically, we are looking at adjusting the salary of a Teacher 1, from the current Salary Grade 11, to at least Salary Grade 19,” Binay vowed on Wednesday.

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