Gov’t workers to receive bonus — DBM

GOVERNMENT workers, including military and uniformed personnel, will start receiving their mid-year bonuses starting May 15, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday.

In a statement, the DBM said the total budget for the mid-year bonus this year amounted to P63.70 billion.

Of this amount, P47.59 billion will be for civilian personnel, while P16.11 billion for military/uniformed personnel.

DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the funds for the mid-year bonus were released to implementing agencies in January.

Under Budget Circular No. 2017-2, eligible personnel must have rendered at least four months of service from July 1 of the immediately preceding year to May 15 of the current year.

They must still be in government service as of May 15 with at least a satisfactory performance rating.

The bonus applies to all positions—regular, casual, contractual, appointive, or elective—across all branches of government, constitutional offices, state universities and colleges, government-owned or -controlled corporations, and local government units.

Eligible uniformed personnel include military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of the Department of Interior and Local Government.

Also covered are personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard of the Department of Transportation, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante