A group of public school teachers is seeking help as many struggle under heavy debt, with some claiming that lending companies are taking their salaries and benefits in full.
In a letter sent to “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho,” the group expressed their desperate plea for help.
Jessica Soho personally interviewed some of the teachers. Several teachers shared that after loan deductions, nothing is left in their accounts.
“Right now, they take everything. Our salary and all our benefits are fully deducted. We go to the ATM and there is zero balance. How can we eat? How can we survive?” the letter read.
The group, which has around 50 to 100 members, was formed through online conversations among teachers across the country who share similar plights….