Teacher Volunteers to Continue Service Despite DepEd Order

Teacher aide volunteers (TAV) in Talisay City will still teach next school year despite the Department of Education (DepEd)-Talisay City division’s memorandum ending their services on May 31.

“Ato gyud sila’ng pasudlon. I-renew nato, ang-ang atong putlon, kinsa naman lang ang matudlo sa mga bata? Ma-compromise pud ang mga estudyante kung kalit lang nato’ng putlon ang serbisyo sa mga maestro. Anyway, budgeted naman na ilang sweldo, ” said city administrator John Yre delos Reyes.

De los Reyes said since the city could not just leave the more than 100 TAVs jobless, the city has decided to allow them to still teach in various public schools despite the DepEd’s order.

De los Reyes said the city subsidizes the wages of all TAVs at P8,500 per month for each of them. The program started about 10 years ago when shortage of teachers was felt in the city following the increase of student population. The increasing number of students prompted the city to augment the number of teachers in its public schools.

De los Reyes said most of these TAVs are also waiting for their national items, of which confirmation is reportedly being processed.

There are also reportedly 56 national teacher items for the city which Schools division superintendent Woodrow Denuyo has reportedly not filled for some reason.

“I don’t know nganung wap-a nahatag. Nganung di gyud na nila pasudlan? Di man ta na problema ky makatabang man unta na sila sa mga teachers nga dugay na intawon naghuwat nga maka-item, and besides nana man nay budget from the national government,” de los Reyes said.

The TAVs are scheduled to meet Denuyo for a dialogue on Thursday.