Increasing the salary of public school teachers in the Philippines Every person who has led to read this paper must be educated by a professional who has degree in teaching. Teachers are professionals who help people gain knowledge, competences and values. They are public servants, honoring this country by guiding the future leaders of this motherland. They have devoted their lives on the welfare of every student who aspires to be somebody and nourish not only their knowledge but their skills as well. However, despite contributing such great of a help to our nation, the minimum wage for public licensed teachers according to Estrada (2017), is currently 19,000 Philippine pesos and may be a total of 23,000 Philippine pesos including other benefits. The Philippine Government is considering this issue under President Duterte’s term as well, supporting this, Placido (2018) stated that the presidential spokesperson said that while the government gets ready for its compliance of second tax reform package at the house of representatives, Pres. Duterte has already mandated to find a way to raise teacher’s pay to the budget department. Philippine government should increase the salary of public school educators for it gives a sense of satisfaction and promises the best quality of teaching, while also making it more appealing for job seekers. Being a teacher in general, is a lifetime job which requires a lot of a person’s time. Educators that will stay on this profession will support their families and necessities by working earnestly. An increase of pay for teachers will surely improve their satisfaction in their job, making them feel more lively and motivated while doing labours. As supported by Lavoie (2015), the productivity and satisfaction of your workers will upgrade if you give aid when it comes to their financial problems because according to the American Psychological Association (2015), 72% of respondents are stressed about money and 22% of them expressed the extreme stress they encounter over finances. For the reason that most of us are struggling financially, the organization – or in the case of public school teachers: the Philippine Government should help their workers through inflating the pay they are receiving. A satisfied worker has shown to be productive and motivated (Ton, 2016). Another reason to increase the salary of the Philippine public educators is that this concept will make the teachers be more productive by giving their best into the profession they have chosen . Anyone would be beaming to get a higher salary because this is money we‘re talking about. When a labourer is happy with the money he is making, it’s definite that with his best potential, he will