DepEd Order 031, s. 2025 Amendment to DepEd Order No. 20, s. 2017 (Guidelines on the Implementation of the Educational Service Contracting and Teachers' Salary Subsidy Programs in Junior High School Effective School Year 2017-2018)

DepEd Order 031, s. 2025

Amendment to DepEd Order No. 20, s. 2017

(Guidelines on the Implementation of the Educational Service Contracting and Teachers' Salary Subsidy Programs in Junior High School Effective School Year 2017-2018)

 

 

SEP 29 2025

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 031, s. 2025

 

AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER NO. 20, s. 2017

(Guidelines on the Implementation of the Educational Service Contracting and Teachers' Salary Subsidy Programs in Junior High School Effective School Year 2017-2018)

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public and Private Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

 

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issued DepEd Order (DO) No. 20, s. 2017 titled Guidelines on the Implementation of the Educational Service Contracting and Teachers' Salary Subsidy Programs in Junior High School Effective School Year (SY) 2017-2018, to provide directions to the implementers, partners, teacher beneficiaries, and other stakeholders of the Educational Service Contracting (ESC) and Teachers' Salary Subsidy (TSS).

 

2. Section VIII of DO 20, s. 2017 provides that the subsidy to TSS recipients shall be Pl8,000.00 per teacher per year, unless adjustments are approved by the State Assistance Council (SAC).

 

3. In 2025, through an ad referendum, the SAC members approved the proposed increase in the TSS amount from PlB,000 to P24,000, effective SY 2025-2026.

 

4. In light of the approved adjustment in the TSS amount and to continuously support the qualified private school teachers, Section VIII (B) of DO 20 s. 2017 is amended to read as follows:

 

VIII. Features of the TSS program

 

B. Amount of the TSS

 

The subsidy to TSS recipients shall be twenty-four thousand pesos (P24,000) per teacher per school year. Any amendment or adjustment to the TSS amount shall be subject to the approval of the SAC.

 

DepEd remits TSS funds to the ESC-participating JHS., which shall, in turn, disburse the corresponding amount to qualified TSS recipients. To be eligible for the full amount or the TSS, the teacher must have taught ESC grantees for the entire SY. In cases where the teacher (a. was hired after the start of classes or (b) resigned or retired before the end or the SY, the teacher shall receive two thousand pesos (P2,000) for every full month of actual teaching service rendered during the SY.

 

However, no subsidy shall be granted for any partial or incomplete month or service.

 

5. The sample computation of TSS for both full and partial months of teaching service is enclosed to this Order.

 

6. These amended provisions shall take effect starting SY 2025-2026 and shall apply to subsequent school years, subject to further amendments or adjustments by the SAC. 

 

7. All other provisions stated in DO 20, s. 2017, that are not affected by these amendments shall remain in full force and effect. Moreover, all Orders and other related issuances, rules, regulations, and provisions that are inconsistent with this Order are repealed, rescinded, or modified accordingly.

 

8. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.

 

9. For more information on this policy please contact the Government Assistance and Subsidies Service-Policy Review and Development Division, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at gass@deped.gov.ph.

 

10. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

 

 

 

(SGD) SONNY ANGARA

Secretary

 

 

Encl.:

As stated

 

Reference:

DepEd Order No. (20, s. 2017) and 006, s. 2023

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

AMENDMENT

BUREAUS AND OFFICES

FUNDS

LEARNERS

POLICY

PROGRAMS

PROJECTS

SCHOOLS

SECONDARY EDUCATION

TEACHERS

 

Enclosure 1 to DepEd Order No. 031 s.2025

 

Sample Computation Scenarios for Full and Partial-Year Service

 

The TSS amount is P24,000 per teacher per school year. For partial service, teachers receive P2,000 for each full month of actual teaching. No subsidy is given for partial or Incomplete months.

 

1. Full-Year Service

Teacher Name	Months Taught ESC Grantees	Computation	TSS Amount
Teacher A	Entire school Year	12 x P2,000	P24,000

Explanation: Teacher A taught ESC grantees for the entire school year. Eligible for the full TSS amount.

 

2. Full month of Service

Teacher Name	Months Taught ESC Grantees	Computation	TSS Amount
Teacher B	July 1, 2025-August 1, 2025	1 x P2,000	P2,000

Explanation: July I-August 1 are considered as full month. 

 

Less Than One Full Month of Service

Teacher Name	Date of Service	Full Months Taught	Computation	TSS Amount
Teacher C	October 10, 2025-October 30, 2025	0	0 x P2,000	0

Explanation: October is not a full month of service; no subsidy is given.

 

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 031, s. 2025 below: