Lawmakers renew calls for salary increase for teachers, government employees

MANILA, Philippines – Several lawmakers are urging again the government to increase the pay of teachers and all state employees.

ACT Teachers Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro pointed out that since the Duterte administration failed to address the rising inflation rate then it's due time for a pay hike. With the inflation rate steady at 6.7% in October, the opposition lawmakers said that