MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara commended the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday for removing the expiration period for service credits earned by public school teachers from election-related duties. Under Comelec Resolution No. 11212-A, teachers may now use their earned service credits at any time after their poll duties, repealing the previous rule requiring them to use their credits within three months. “This is a big comfort for our teachers. It’s no joke to serve in elections. They suffer from intense loss of sleep, exhaustion, and sometimes danger, just so they can protect the vote of every Filipino,” Angara […]...Keep on reading: Angara lauds Comelec for dropping expiration of teachers’ poll service credits