TEACHERS serving as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in the May 10 elections will receive P1,300 on top of the P3,000 honorarium, according to a resolution promulgated by the Commission on Elections on March 4.
As per Comelec Resolution No. 8786, each BEI member will receive an additional P1,300, which includes P500 for the inspection, verification and sealing of the book of voters; P500 for the testing and sealing of machines; and P300 for one-time transportation allowance.
Teachers who serve as BEI are entitled to receive P1,000 honorarium for three days of poll duty: the day before the elections, election day, and the day after.
The BEI is composed of a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a poll clerk, all public school teachers. The Comelec will deploy 240,000 teachers to man 74,000 clustered polling precints nationwide.
Each of the school heads, principals, and supervisors who are not part of the BEI but will help supervise the conduct of elections at the precincts will also get P3,000 honorarium, while janitors and messengers who will be assigned in schools serving as polling precincts will receive P1,500. The board of canvassers in the municipal, city, and provincial levels will get P5,000.
Education Secretary Jesli Lapuz and Comelec chair Jose Melo signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to ensure the fair compensation of public school teachers as they perform their electoral duties on May 10.
After sealing an agreement, DepEd undersecretary Franklin Sunga and Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal settled on a teacher compensation package, which included the P1,300 additional pay for BEI members. (PIA-Bohol)