VII. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION A. Office of the Secretary For general administration and support, support to operations, and operations, including locally-funded and foreign- assisted projects, as indicated hereunder......................................................................................... P 138,033,428,000 ================ New Appropriations, by Program/Project ====================================== Current_Operating_Expenditures_ Maintenance and Other Personal Operating Capital Services___ ____Expenses____ ____Outlays___ _____Total_____ A. PROGRAMS I. General Administration and Support a. General Administration and Support Services P 625,415,000 P 1,507,081,000 P 42,839,000 P 2,175,335,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-total, General Administration and Support 625,415,000 1,507,081,000 42,839,000 2,175,335,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- II. Support to Operations a. Elementary Education 20,805,000 29,279,000 500,000 50,584,000 b. Secondary Education 17,220,000 126,506,000 500,000 144,226,000 c. Alternative Learning Systems (ALS) 13,329,000 87,635,000 2,000,000 102,964,000 d. Physical Education and School Sports Program 8,505,000 3,203,000 70,000 11,778,000 e. School Health and Nutrition Program 7,482,000 9,534,000 1,000,000 18,016,000 f. National Education Test Development 23,218,000 226,111,000 1,000,000 250,329,000 g. Educational Projects Development and Implementation 16,624,000 11,209,000 500,000 28,333,000 h. National Science Teaching Instrumentation Center 7,948,000 16,488,000 200,000 24,636,000 i. Other Activities Supportive to Operations 115,988,000 6,500,000 122,488,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-total, Support to Operations 115,131,000 625,953,000 12,270,000 753,354,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- III. Operations a. Alternative Learning Systems (ALS) 240,420,000 240,420,000 b. School Health and Nutrition Program 2,587,166,000 2,587,166,000 c. Medical/Dental and Optical Health and Nursing Services 440,952,000 440,952,000 d. Physical Fitness Program and School Sports Competitions 132,112,000 2,000,000 134,112,000 e. Regional Operations National Capital Region 9,913,821,000 867,690,000 48,000,000 10,829,511,000 Region I 6,770,791,000 465,173,000 28,000,000 7,263,964,000 Cordillera Administrative Region 2,426,477,000 196,189,000 14,000,000 2,636,666,000 Region II 4,462,943,000 388,324,000 14,000,000 4,865,267,000 Region III 9,879,013,000 887,941,000 34,000,000 10,800,954,000 Region IV-A 10,212,822,000 985,454,000 30,000,000 11,228,276,000 Region IV-B 3,661,401,000 330,585,000 14,000,000 4,005,986,000 Region V 7,811,844,000 664,528,000 26,000,000 8,502,372,000 Region VI 9,811,634,000 789,413,000 34,000,000 10,635,047,000 Region VII 7,192,638,000 672,746,000 36,000,000 7,901,384,000 Region VIII 6,016,985,000 546,998,000 26,000,000 6,589,983,000 Region IX 4,399,887,000 382,140,000 16,000,000 4,798,027,000 Region X 5,021,124,000 424,090,000 26,000,000 5,471,214,000 Region XI 4,780,942,000 433,516,000 20,000,000 5,234,458,000 Region XII 4,214,136,000 398,577,000 18,000,000 4,630,713,000 Region XIII 3,296,179,000 292,350,000 24,000,000 3,612,529,000 Nationwide 5,049,193,000 5,446,658,000 2,828,400,000 13,324,251,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-total, e 104,921,830,000 14,172,372,000 3,236,400,000 122,330,602,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-total, Operations 104,921,830,000 17,573,022,000 3,238,400,000 125,733,252,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Total, Programs 105,662,376,000 19,706,056,000 3,293,509,000 128,661,941,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- B. PROJECT(S) I. Locally-Funded Project(s) a. Department of Education Computerization Program 25,000,000 235,000,000 260,000,000 b. National English Proficiency Program (NEPP) 20,000,000 20,000,000 c. Basic Education Madrasah 200,000,000 200,000,000 d. School-based Management (SBM) Installation and Support 500,000,000 500,000,000 e. Construction of Elementary and Secondary School Buildings in Areas Experiencing Acute Classroom Shortage 3,760,000,000 3,760,000,000 f. Construction/Repair/Rehabilitation of Classrooms/School Buildings 1,156,400,000 1,156,400,000 g. Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) 19,900,000 19,900,000 h. Accreditation Program for Public School 7,000,000 7,000,000 i. Basic Education Research Program 40,000,000 40,000,000 j. Pre-School Education for All Children 840,983,000 1,459,017,000 2,300,000,000 k. Completion of Baguio Teachers' Camp Repair and Rehabilitation 50,000,000 50,000,000 l. Adopt-A-School Program 26,037,000 7,600,000 33,637,000 m. Training for Teachers with Emphasis on Science, Math and English 100,000,000 100,000,000 --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-Total, Locally-Funded Project(s) 1,778,920,000 6,668,017,000 8,446,937,000 --------------- --------------- ---------------- II. Foreign-Assisted Project(s) a. Secondary Education Development and Improvement Project (SEDIP) (ADB 1654 PHI) 19,666,000 109,230,000 756,020,000 884,916,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Peso Counterpart 19,666,000 46,230,000 233,320,000 299,216,000 Loan Proceeds 63,000,000 522,700,000 585,700,000 b. Philippine-Australia Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) (AusAid Grant) Stage 2 6,032,000 11,092,000 100,000 17,224,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Peso Counterpart 6,032,000 11,092,000 100,000 17,224,000 c. Strengthening the Implementation of Basic Education in Selected Provinces in Visayas Projects (STRIVE) (GOA Grant), Stage 2 18,215,000 18,215,000 --------------- ---------------- Peso Counterpart 18,215,000 18,215,000 d. Improvement of the Quality of Primary Education in Bicol and CARAGA Regions of the Republic of the Philippines (GOS Grant) 4,195,000 4,195,000 --------------- ---------------- Peso Counterpart 4,195,000 4,195,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Sub-Total, Foreign-Assisted Projects 25,698,000 142,732,000 756,120,000 924,550,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Peso Counterpart 25,698,000 79,732,000 233,420,000 338,850,000 Loan Proceeds 63,000,000 522,700,000 585,700,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- Total, Projects 25,698,000 1,921,652,000 7,424,137,000 9,371,487,000 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- TOTAL NEW APPROPRIATIONS P 105,688,074,000 P 21,627,708,000 P 10,717,646,000 P 138,033,428,000 ================ =============== =============== ================ Special Provisions 1. Special Hardship Allowance. Hardship Pay may be granted to teachers exposed to hardship or extreme difficulty in the place of work, to teachers assigned to handle multi-grade classes, mobile teachers and non-formal education coordinators as may be determined by the Secretary of the Department of Education: PROVIDED, That such allowance shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of their basic pay: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That priority in the payment shall be given to teachers assigned to hardship posts: PROVIDED, FINALLY, That in case of deficiency in the amount appropriated in this Act for the purpose, such allocation may be augmented by savings that may be generated by the DepEd, subject to the guidelines to be formulated by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the DepEd. 2. Payment of Compensation for Teaching Overload. Teaching personnel under the regional operations whose teaching load exceeds six (6) hours per day of actual classroom teaching are entitled to honoraria. Likewise, mobile teachers and non-formal education coordinators whose teaching load for both formal and non-formal education exceeds six (6) hours per day are also entitled to receive honoraria. 3. Allocation to Regions. The regionwide lump-sum appropriations for Equivalent Record Forms and Master Teacher, and reclassification of positions shall be distributed/allocated to the various implementing units in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Education. However, the Secretary of Education is authorized to reallocate Personal Services savings from said regionwide lump-sum appropriations from one implementing unit to cover deficiencies in the Personal Services allocations of other implementing units. 4. Allocation of School Teachers. The allocation of teachers for both secondary and elementary schools shall be apportioned solely based on need with priority to be given to school divisions with the largest teacher shortages, including the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Appointments shall be by school division which shall be identified as the station. In the exigency of service, teachers may be transferred within a station to address the imbalances resulting from excess or shortage of teachers by reason of decrease or increase in enrollment. 5. Provision for Cash Allowance to Teachers. Cash allowance to teachers for the purchase of chalks, erasers, forms and other classroom supplies and materials shall be paid only to classroom teachers at Five Hundred Pesos (P500) per teacher per school year. 6. Newly Established High Schools. Newly established high schools, including those in the ARMM, may be funded under A.III.e.17.a.2: PROVIDED, That such amount as may be necessary shall be released and used in accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the DepEd for the implementation of R.A. No. 6655. High schools created by law during the previous Congresses not funded or partially funded shall be considered newly established for purposes of this Act. 7. Transfer of Personnel and Appropriations of the Bureau of Physical Education and School Sports (BPESS) to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).