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Increase in teaching supplies allowance included in proposed 2021 national budget: Sen. Sonny Angara, chairman of the Committee on Finance, tells colleagues that the proposed increase in teachers’ supplies allowance as contained in Senate Bill No. 1092, had already been included in the proposed P4.506 trillion national budget for next year even if the counterpart measure has not yet been passed at the House of Representatives. Angara, during Monday’s hybrid plenary session, November 9, 2020, said its inclusion was due to the strong representation of Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., sponsor of the measure, and other senators. Under the measure, each classroom teacher will receive P5,000 for the school years 2021 - 2022 and 2022 - 2023. The allowance will further increase to P7,500 for the school year 2023 - 2024; and P10,000 for the school year 2024 -2025 onwards. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)