Education Secretary Armin Luistro has gotten our hopes up. On July 14, he told an audience of teachers including members of ACT Teachers Party-list Representative Tonchi Tinio that the salary increase was finally going to happen for our public school teachers.

According to Bro. Armin, the salary standardization of all government employees was now being discussed by the Cabinet. “Kapag naisama na ‘yan sa Cabinet meeting, siguro naman seryoso na ang ating gobyerno” (Manila Bulletin Online, 15 July). He also said that teachers would be given the highest wage increase.

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