16 AUG 2021
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 056, s. 2021
COMPUTATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PROPORTIONAL VACATION PAY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021
To:      Regional Directors
            Schools Division Superintendent
            Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
            All Others Concerned
1.              With regard to the opening date of School Year (SY) 2021-2022 on September 13, 2021, as approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, this is to provide the field offices the guidelines on the Computation of the Proportional Vacation Pay (PVP) for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 for all public elementary and secondary school teachers, which is in pursuance to Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular (CSC MC) No. 41, s. 1998 as amended by CSC MC No. 9, s. 2012. In the computation of the PVP, vacation service credits may be used to offset absences of a teacher due to illness as prescribed under DepEd Order (DO) No. 53, s. 2003 entitled Updated Guidelines on Grant of Vacation Service Credits to Teachers, or to offset proportional deduction in vacation salary due to absence for personal reasons or late appointment under Rule 1 (11) of MC No. 41, s. 1998.
2.              For SY 2020-2021, each of the teachers who rendered continuous service from June 1, 2020 to July 10, 2021, shall be entitled to 80 days total of PVP from school break and Christmas vacation days, computed as follows:
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                            Total Number of days served
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                            = 405 days
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                            From June 1, 2020 to July 10, 2021
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                            Less: Number of Christmas vacation days earned
                            
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                                = -16 days
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                            From December 19, 2020 to January 3, 2021
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                            Actual days served
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                            = 389 days
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                            Multiply factor
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                            x 0.206
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                                Total PVP earned from the number of School Break
                                 
                        
                            
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                                = 80 days
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                            And Christmas vacation days
                        
                        
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                            Less: Number of Christmas vacation days
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                            = -16 days
                        
                        
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                            Number of School Break vacation days earned
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                            = 64 days
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                            From July 11 to September 12, 2021
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3.              Factor 0.206 shall be used for the computation of absences and PVP for SY 2020-2021. Below is the computation of the derivation factor of 0.206.
    
      
                        
                            Number of vacation days
                             
                        
                            
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                                64
                            
                        
                        
                             days
                             
                        
                            Add: Number of Christmas vacation days 
                             
                        
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                            +16 days
                             
                        
                            
                                Total PVP
                                
                                 
                        
                            
                                
                                80 days
                                 
                        
                            
                                Summer and Christmas vacation days)
                                 
                        
                            
                                 
                        
                            Divided by actual days served 
                            
                             
                        
                            = 389 days
                             
                        
                            Multiply factor
                            
                             
                        
                            = 0.206 days
                            
            
    
    
                 
            
                     
                
                     
            
                 
            
                     
                
                     
            
                 
            
                     
                
                     
            
                 
            
                     
                
                     
            
                 
            
                     
                
                     
            
                 
        
                     
                
                     
            
4.              Per DepEd Order (DO) No. 007, s. 2020 titled School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2020-2021, teachers were directed to officially report to work starting June 1, 2020. Considering this, the reckoning period on the computation of the total number of days served shall commence on the said date until July 10, 2021 as prescribed under DO 012, s. 2021 titled Amendment to DepEd Order No. 030, s. 2020 (Amendment to DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2020, School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2020-2021).
5.              This Memorandum is issued without prejudice to other benefits and privileges that may be afforded to public school teachers during the period of the COVID-19 Pandemic, as may be allowed by law.
6.              Accordingly, DepEd Memorandum No. 044, s. 2021 dated July 21, 2021, prescribing the Interim Guidelines on the Computation of Public School Teachers’ Proportional Vacation Pay for School Year 2020-2021 is expressly repealed or amended.
7.              Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Memorandum is desired.
(SGD) LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary
References:
            DepEd Order: (Nos. 007, s. 2020 and 012, s. 2021)
            DepEd Memorandum No.: (044, s. 2021)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
            Under the following subjects:
            AMENDMENT                                  RULES AND REGULATIONS
            CALENDAR, SCHOOL                    SCHOOLS
            CLASSES                                           SERVICE
            OFFICIALS                                        TEACHERS
            POLICY
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