Department of Budget and Management(DBM-)

November 11, 2019 Dear Jonaly Bonite, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 01, 2019 05:58:18 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Budget allocated on hardship allowance given to public school teachers and its computation. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. The FY 2019 allocation for hardship allowance of public school teachers as provided in the FY 2019 General Appropriations Act, RA No. 11260, is P2,152,162,000.00. I also enclose a copy of National Budget Circular No. 514 dated December 5, 2007 with the subject, Guidelines on the Grant of Special Hardship Allowance. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Wendel A. Avisado, Department of Budget and Management, Malacanang, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Lucila Javier FOI Receiving Officer