Public school teachers, DepEd employees get free accident insurance

[Lee]

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Teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) are now covered with personal accident insurance of up to P100,000, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced during the celebration of World Teachers’ Day on Thursday.

During the celebration in Butuan City, Duterte said that DepEd procured the benefit through the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

The insurance policy, which has been activated as of Oct. 5, provides a maximum of P100,000 for accidental death or dismemberment and up to P30,000 medical reimbursement yearly for injuries sustained in accidents.

“It is important to note that this policy covers accidents both here and abroad, whether they are work-related or not,” Duterte said. DepEd is also working with the GSIS to develop a “supplemental health insurance” cover to support the medical needs of teachers, she added.

“On this special day, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting and uplifting you, our teachers. We continue to advocate for better resources, improved working conditions and enhanced professional development opportunities,” Duterte said.

DepEd earlier entered into a partnership with the GSIS to improve the services provided to teachers, particularly by providing an exclusive lane for them in the GSIS offices.

According to Duterte, DepEd is also working on a website aimed at providing free legal aid and loan contract advice to teachers which will ensure that they “will no longer fall prey to financial frauds.”

“In our commitment to transparency and fairness, DepEd is developing an automated system for objective selection in the hiring and promotion of teachers,” the education chief said.

 

Public school teachers, DepEd employees get free accident insurance (msn.com)

[Mike J]

Poor excuse trying to placate teachers in my opinion.  What teachers need is a substantial increase in salary, more teachers, and more classrooms.  The problem of course is where to get the funds to pay for it. 

 

[Tommy T.]

59 minutes ago, Mike J said:

Poor excuse trying to placate teachers in my opinion.  What teachers need is a substantial increase in salary, more teachers, and more classrooms.  The problem of course is where to get the funds to pay for it. 

 

Agreed. However it is a start and, judging from what I hear from L about the financial state of her co-teachers and some of their health issues, it is at least a start.

But I agree 100% with you that they should be receiving lots more pay and support from DepEd. L recently bought - with her own money - an LED monitor to use in her classes to augment the minimal teaching aids she has at her disposal. Teachers have to go online to find articles to present as education to their students. Already she has three other teachers begging for time to use the monitor for their classes...

Compare it to teacher salaries in USA that range from 5 to 10 times higher than the average teacher wage here? (Which is from about P20,000 to P50,000 monthly depending on credential level)

Edited October 6, 2023 by Tommy T.

[Tommy T.]

A salient point to the previous posters. Today L is taking a day off from school to see doctors about some pains emanating from her neck and shoulder. Depending on findings, the doc(s) may recommend MRI, physical therapy or medications. From my perspective, many of her ailments (she has others too) come from or are exacerbated from the stress of her teaching position. She is a Master Teacher now and is the sole mentor/evaluator/guide for 9 other teachers. She stresses constantly about all the paperwork (computer work) she must deal with continuously and with always accelerated times for delivery. She is approaching the time to retire and just say f*** it! A number of her co-teachers or former co-teachers have succumbed to serious illnesses or even died and she is so afraid of that. Too much stress. Yet the DepEd at national down to local level just keeps adding reporting requirements but no administrative assistance..

Sure, she can quit today and retire on her meager retirement. And there are hundreds of so-called qualified teacher graduates ready to take her place.  They are inexperienced but great with computers. So my rhetorical question is: where does that leave the students who are barely controlled by experienced teachers?

Sorry.... that turned into a rant....

[Old55]

1 hour ago, Tommy T. said:

A salient point to the previous posters. Today L is taking a day off from school to see doctors about some pains emanating from her neck and shoulder. Depending on findings, the doc(s) may recommend MRI, physical therapy or medications. From my perspective, many of her ailments (she has others too) come from or are exacerbated from the stress of her teaching position. She is a Master Teacher now and is the sole mentor/evaluator/guide for 9 other teachers. She stresses constantly about all the paperwork (computer work) she must deal with continuously and with always accelerated times for delivery. She is approaching the time to retire and just say f*** it! A number of her co-teachers or former co-teachers have succumbed to serious illnesses or even died and she is so afraid of that. Too much stress. Yet the DepEd at national down to local level just keeps adding reporting requirements but no administrative assistance..

Sure, she can quit today and retire on her meager retirement. And there are hundreds of so-called qualified teacher graduates ready to take her place.  They are inexperienced but great with computers. So my rhetorical question is: where does that leave the students who are barely controlled by experienced teachers?

Sorry.... that turned into a rant....

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