President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed an administrative order (AO) giving qualified government workers a one-time service recognition incentive (SRI) worth P10,000.
Signed by Duterte on December 24, AO No. 45 is in line with the implementation of Joint Resolution 4 inked on June 17, 2009, which authorizes the grant of incentives to reward an employee’s loyalty to government service and contributions to the agency’s continuing viable existence.
“The government continues to acknowledge all public servants for their collective and unceasing participation in an invaluable contribution to the establishment of streamlined government processes and responsive delivery of services to the public, especially in the midst of the prevailing public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the AO said.
AO No. 45 also recognizes that it is imperative to provide incentives and assistance to public servants, who are impacted not only by the pandemic but also by various natural calamities.
Under the AO, the incentive will be received by civilian personnel in national government agencies (NGAs), including those in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and government-owned or –controlled corporations (GOCCs), occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions.
Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense, and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology under the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Bureau of Corrections under the Department of Justice, the Philippine Coast Guard under the Department of Transportation, and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will also receive a one-time SRI.
AO No. 45 also grants a one-time SRI to civilian personnel who are still in the government service as of Nov. 30, 2021.
Government workers who have rendered at least four months of satisfactory service as of November 30, 2021, inclusive of services rendered under any of the alternative work arrangements prescribed by the Civil Service Commission will also be granted a one-time SRI.
Employees who have rendered less than four months will be entitled to a 40-percent pro-rated share of the SRI, while those who have been working in the government in less than three months will get a 30-percent pro-rated share of the incentive.
Those who are hired in the government for less than two months and one month will take home 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, of the pro-rated share of the cash bonus.
The one-time SRI will also be granted to employees who have not received any additional year-end benefit in fiscal year 2021.
AO No. 45 excludes consultants and experts engaged for a limited period to perform specific activities or services with expected outputs; laborers engaged through job contracts (pakyaw) and those paid on a piecework basis; student workers and apprentices; and individuals and groups of people whose services are engaged through job orders, contracts of service or others with similar work schemes.
