Solon seeks automatic annual budget for public school teachers’ medical exam & treatment

A lawmaker has proposed an automatic expenditure in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the medical examination and treatment of public school educators and employees to promote their health which will help in the attainment of quality education.

Rep. Eulogio Magsaysay of AVE party list said his proposal to provide public school teaching and non-teaching personnel with compulsory medical attention and treatment is in accordance with the declared State policy to promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers, their living and working conditions, their terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract and retain in the teaching profession more people with the proper qualification.