Public school teachers to receive P7K medical allowance - DepEd

Public school teachers, as well as other government employees, will receive P7,000 worth of medical allowance under their expanded healthcare benefits starting in 2025, the Department of Education (DepEd) said.

According to DepEd, this is a 1,300% increase from the P500 medical allowance granted to teachers in 2020, which covered the cost of eligible diagnostic tests.

Based on Executive Order No. 64, s. 2024, signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the government will provide an annual medical allowance of up to P7,000 to eligible government civilian personnel, including public school teachers.

This allowance aims to subsidize the cost of their health maintenance organization (HMO)-type benefits.

“If we pool that together, we can secure comprehensive insurance coverage for our teachers,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara said in a statement.

In his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, Marcos committed that government employees would receive a medical allowance as an additional benefit next year.

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman earlier disclosed that the P6.35-trillion proposed national budget for 2025 includes an allocation of almost P10 billion for HMO benefits for government workers. — VBL, GMA Integrated News