Wanted: 4,124 teachers for Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 4,100 teachers are needed in Eastern Visayas to fill up its vacancies for the incoming school year.

Of the 4,124 vacancies, 2,334 are for junior high school, 1,780 for kindergarten and elementary and 10 for senior high school spread in 23 schools divisions in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Southern Leyte, Leyte, Biliran and Northern Samar.

Jasmin Calzita, Department of Education-Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8), said the vacancies had been given funding allocation by their central office.

“These vacancies are to be filled up this school year. While we have several applicants, aside from passing the teachers’ board, they need to undergo hiring process like exams and demonstration,” she said.

The starting salary for Teacher I is P21,000, which has taken effect starting this year.

Calzita said Leyte has the most number of vacancies at 1,291–683 for junior high school and 608 for kinder and elementary.

Northern Samar needs 401 junior high school teachers and 256 kinder and elementary school teachers.

Samar’s vacancies reach 602 for junior high school (356) and kinder and elementary (246).

Among the cities of Eastern Visayas, Ormoc has the highest vacancies at 237–135 for kinder and elementary, and 102 for junior high school. This is followed by Tacloban at 228–129 for kinder and elementary, and 99 for junior high school.