DBM approves another 4,000 new teaching positions for public schools

MANILA, Philippines — The final batch of teaching positions that will complete the 20,000 teaching items slated for 2025 has been approved, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Monday.

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved 4,000 new Teacher I positions with Salary Grade 11.

READ: DBM approves 16,000 new teaching positions for public schools

Of this number, 1,658 positions are allocated for kindergarten and elementary, 391 for junior high school, and 1,951 for senior high school for School Year 2025–2026.

“I am happy to share that we have already approved the creation of an additional 4,000 new teaching positions to support the hiring of more teachers in public schools. This is on top of the initial 16,000 positions under batch 1 that we’ve already approved in May this year. So, sa ngayon, kumpleto na po at buo na ‘yung 20,000 na request po sa atin ng DepEd for 2025,” Pangandaman said, as quoted in a press release.

“This is still part of President Bongbong Marcos’s goal to increase the number of our teachers and ensure that students receive proper attention. He stated that all agencies should collaborate, especially in preparation for the country’s reopening of classes. So, that’s what we’re doing,” she added.

READ: 16,000 of 20,000 new teaching positions already taken – Marcos

The funding requirements for the teaching positions will be sourced from the Department of Education’s built-in appropriations under the Fiscal Year 2025 General Appropriations Act.

The first batch of 16,000 teaching positions was approved by the DBM on May 18 and has already been filled, just in time for the opening of classes last June 16. /gsg