For the first fortnight of May, 3,280 competitive teachers will receive the payments owed to them with their respective retroactivation.
This was confirmed by the Minister of Education, Maruja Gorday de Villalobos, noting that the payment was achieved through a joint effort of various institutions.
“It was collaborative work, and as a team, from the Presidency of the Republic, the Comptroller General, with adjustments and exceptions, which are still working at this time, and the Nation’s Budget Office. So we are informing you that the date [para que cobren]it is the first fortnight of May”, announced Gorday de Villalobos.
Despite the fact that this issue was discussed at the first meeting of the Bilateral Table of Teachers’ Unions with the Ministry of Education (Meduca) of 2023, held on April 28, there was concern on the part of the teacher organizations, for not knowing a date in which the floors would be canceled to these education professionals.
Due to its importance, the procedure for the payment of the contest teachers was sent by Meduca to the Comptroller General, with the request for an exception to speed up the times and procedures required by these documents to make the disbursement effective this month. of May.
In last Friday’s meeting with educators, other issues were discussed such as school projects, among other issues. The ombudsman, Eduardo Leblanc, was the mediator and moderator. Amave, AECHI, Umali, Frenei, Edusam 2000, United Panamanian Teachers, AECO, among other unions were at that meeting.
