00:00President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. ordered the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Education
00:06to help raise the Service Recognition Incentive, or SRI, of public teachers in the country.
00:13As recognition of the important role of teachers in the future of children,
00:18the government plans to raise the SRI from P18,000 to P20,000.
00:25The SRI is the first incentive given to government employees
00:31recognizing their dedication to work.
00:34Education Secretary Sonny Angara thanked the President's Directive.
00:39It will serve as a moral booster for teachers to improve their teaching to students.
