Palace blocking teachers’ salary hike, says Tinio

The Palace, not budget constraints, is blocking the salary increase for teachers, a House leader said on Monday.

House Deputy Minority Leader Antonio Tinio of Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list reacted to statements by administration lawmakers Roman Romulo of Pasig City and Kimi Cojuangco of Pangasinan that the government does not have enough budget for the salary of teachers since the Salary Standardization Law would force the government to hike the salaries of other government employees.