DepEd issues guidelines for net take home pay
By: CHERRYL P. DELA PEÑA
Teacher III
Obrero Elementary School
Central Butuan District II
The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines for the implementation of the five thousand pesos (P5,000 Net Take Home Pay (NTHP) relative to the issuance of Republic Act No. 11260 entitled “An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Nineteen and for Other Purposes,” or the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
The guidelines provide procedures for the proper implementation and compliance with the applicable provisions for the FY 2019 GAA and the President’s Veto Message, in connection with the Automatic Payroll Deduction System Program of DepEd.
The guidelines shall apply to all employees of the DepEd, inclusive of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel, whose salaries are paid from the Department’s appropriations for Personnel Services. Accordingly, all payroll servicing units of DepEd in all governance levels shall also follow said guidelines.
In the guidelines, all DepEd Agency Authorized Officers, DepEd Verifiers, and other personnel concerned are required to exercise due diligence in reviewing and evaluating applications and certifying the NTHP of DepEd personnel and are hereby directed to fully coordinate among themselves and the concerned payroll services units for the proper implementation of the Order. ###
