Palace approves gov’t bonuses
MALACAñANG announced on Tuesday the granting of a P20,000 service recognition incentive (SRI) for government employees and a one-time gratuity pay of not more than P5,000 for job order employees this year.
Under Administrative Order No. 12 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. approved the cash incentives for civilian personnel under national government agencies, state universities and colleges, government-owned to controlled corporations (GOCCs), and military and uniformed personnel.
To qualify for the benefit, state employees must still be in service as of Nov. 30 and must have served at least four months of satisfactory service, a copy of the order stated.
The incentives would be given to employees not earlier than Dec. 15, the Presidential Communications Office said.
The President also signed Administrative Order No. 13 that approved a grant of a one-time gratuity pay of not more than P5,000 for contractual and job order employees in the government who have served for at least four months of satisfactory performance under their contracts. — John Victor D. Ordoñez