The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Administrative Order No. 40, authorizing the release of the fiscal year 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI).
“We thank President Bongbong Marcos for approving the release of the SRI for our government workers. This is truly great news for our fellow public servants, who continue to dedicate their time and effort to serving the country,” DBM Acting Secretary Rolando U. Toledo said.
Administrative Order No. 40 states that the grant of the one-time fiscal year 2025 SRI shall be given to all qualified government personnel at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.
This covers all civilian personnel occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions in national government agencies, including those in state universities and colleges, and government-owned or -controlled corporations; military and uniformed personnel; employees in the legislative and judicial branches and other offices vested with fiscal autonomy; local government units; and local water districts.
The incentive shall be granted to those who are still in government service and have completed at least a total or aggregate of four months of satisfactory service as of November 30, 2025.
Meanwhile, those who have rendered less than four months of satisfactory service as of November 30 shall be entitled to a prorated share of the incentive: three months but less than four months, 40 percent; two months but less than three months, 30 percent; one month but less than two months, 20 percent; and less than one month, 10 percent.
For national government agencies, the amount required for the grant of the SRI will be charged against the available Personnel Services allotment of respective agencies under the fiscal year 2025 General Appropriations Act. In case of deficiency, the amount may be sourced from the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses allotment of the concerned agency, subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules.
For government-owned or -controlled corporations, the amount required for the SRI shall be charged against their approved corporate operating budgets for fiscal year 2025 only.
For employees in the legislative and judicial branches and other offices with fiscal autonomy, the amount required shall be charged against the available Personnel Services allotment of their respective agencies.
