Give election workers P1K more — Marcos

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the grant of an additional P1,000 in election honoraria for teachers and other poll workers who served in the 2025 midterm elections, Malacañang announced on Monday.

In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the amount is on top of the P2,000 across-the-board increase in election allowance also mandated by the President.

“In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Budget and Management has added P1,000 to the election honoraria of teachers and poll workers,” Castro said.

The DBM has been directed to set new honoraria rates for members of the electoral boards — P13,000 for the chairperson, P12,000 each for the poll clerk and third member, and P9,000 for support staff.

For volunteer staff members from the Department of Education (DepEd) the updated rates are as follows: P12,000 for supervisors, P10,000 for their technical support staff, and P9,000 for their administrative support staff.

The Commission on Elections said nearly 760,000 poll workers rendered service across the country during the 12 May elections.

Malacañang commended the election workers for staying until the early hours of the following day to safeguard the electoral process and ensure the accurate counting of votes.