State workers to get P7,000 Christmas bonus
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Budget and Management on Thursday said all national government workers will get an additional P7,000 as Christmas bonus starting next week.
Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya said the P7 billion budget for almost a million government employees will be sourced from the unused funds of various government agencies. He added that state workers could get an additional P3,000 bonus depending on the savings of their government agency.
He said the DBM will give out the Christmas bonuses next week.
Those who will receive the cash gifts will be permanent, casual and contractual employees of the national government. Employees on a job order basis such as consultants and Pulis OYSTER (Out-of-School Youth Serving Towards Economic Recovery) will not get a Christmas bonus.
The budget secretary said government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) will have to get the P7,000 cash gifts from their own funds. He said local governments must seek authority from the DBM before giving bonuses to their employees.
Last year, the government granted P10,000 as additional Christmas bonus to all state workers.
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NO BONUS FOR DOST
I'm a contractual employee from DOST pero wala naman kaming bonus. Hindi binibigyan ng bonus na yan ang mga contractual sa DOST tulad last year. Bakit kaya?
"Those who will receive the cash gifts will be permanent, casual and contractual employees of the national government."
Hindi ba part ng national government ang DOST?
Christmas Bonus for Govt. workers?
Why is it that all issuances, laws, circulars are always intended for National Govt. Workers only? What is the rule of the LGU workers? are they not consider Government workers anymore? Is this the legacy of Arroyo Administration? Christmas Bonus, Salary Standardization Law III, etc. LGUs' are NOT INCLUDED!!
not merry for JO workers
good for permanent workers, what about JO employees? as if di kami nagcecelebrate ng christmas. yan pa naman sana hinihintay namin para at least may pang noche buena kami. last year, 10,000 for all state workers. this year zero na kami..ang pait naman..huhuhu
Happy holidays, fellah. Good
Happy holidays, fellah. Good for the government workers. Kami tawn mga empleyado sa private sector, mag agad lang sa 13th month pay. Faet.
Merry Christmas
Indeed the additional bonus would be of great help to the families of the national government workers. That would somehow help them in their preparation for the noche buena.