A merry little Christmas awaits government employees as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ratified Administrative Order (AO) No. 12 and AO No. 13 intended to give service recognition incentive (SRI) and gratuity pay to contract of service and job order workers in government for the fiscal year 2023.
According to the five-page AO No. 12 released signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on December 7, President Marcos Jr. authorizes the grant of a one-time SRI of PhP20,000 for government employees in the executive branch.
Meanwhile, AO No. 13 grants a one-time gratuity pay of not more than PhP5,000 each for COS and JO government employees who have rendered at least four months of actual satisfactory performance of service, as stipulated in their respective contracts as of December 15, and whose contracts are still effective as of the same date.
The SRI shall be received by qualified civilian personnel in national government agencies including those in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions.
SRI will also be given to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).
Moreover, uniformed personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are also qualified for the SRI.
Additionally, section 2 of the AO stated that the SRI is granted to civilian personnel occupying regular, contractual or casual positions; personnel who are still in government service as of November 30, 2023; and personnel who rendered at least four months of satisfactory service.
The complete list of qualifications to receive the SRI, the exclusion from the grant of it and the list of other qualified personnel to receive the one-time incentive can be accessed at the Official Gazette via this LINK.
AO 13, on the other hand stated that COS and JOs of the national government agencies, state universities and colleges and government-owned or -controlled corporations and local water districts are qualified to receive the gratuity pay.
The complete list of the qualified personnel and more details regarding this AO is accessible on the Official Gazette via this LINK.
Both the P20,000 SRI and gratuity pay of P5,000 shall be released to all eligible employees not earlier than December 15, 2023.
SOURCE: Presidential Communication Office
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