TACLOBAN CITY — Tingog party-list has welcomed the Department of Education’s swift implementation of the Expanded Career Progression for Public School Teachers Act, citing it as a major step toward addressing long-standing delays and inequities in teachers’ promotion systems.
The party-list thanked Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara for promptly enforcing the law, which was authored and pushed by Tingog in the House of Representatives to establish a clear, merit-based career advancement system for public school teachers.
DepEd earlier reported that more than 16,000 teachers have already been promoted, with thousands of applications still under review.
“This law was meant to correct structural gaps in the promotion system and ensure fair opportunities for our teachers,” said Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, the law’s principal author.
Co-principal author Rep. Jude Acidre said the implementation shows the government’s commitment to uplifting the teaching profession through transparent and predictable career progression.
The law creates multiple career tracks and speeds up promotion timelines, offering broader opportunities for professional growth among public school teachers.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
