Teacher serving as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) on Election Day will receive an additional P1,300 allowance, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Sunday.

The additional allowance was stipulated in Comelec Resolution No. 8786 or the "Revised General Instructions for the Board of Election Inspectors on the Voting, Counting and Transmission of Results in Connection with the May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections,” dated March 4, 2010.

Teachers will also receive their basic honorarium of P3,000, as earlier assured by Comelec Chairman Jose Melo.

“In addition, each (BEI member) shall receive P500 for the Inspection, Verification and Sealing of Book of Voters; P500 for the Testing and Sealing of Machines; and P300 for one-time transportation allowance,” the resolution states.

The Comelec also granted service credits of three days to the teachers. Support staff members of the BEIs shall also be granted honorarium and service credits.

“Support Staff shall receive an honorarium of P1,500 each and service credits for three days of service,” the resolution read.

The Comelec also allocated a total of P30-million budget for the insurance of BEI members.

“In case of death while in the performance of election duties, the heirs of the deceased official/employee shall be given the amount of P200,000,” said the resolution.

The Comelec is tapping some 240,000 teachers to man the almost 74,000 clustered precincts nationwide.