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Govt workers to receive other half of 13th month cash starting Monday


The government is set to release starting Monday, November 15, the second half of the 13th month pay of its employees, including an additional P5,000 cash gift. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is still determining if it could give out a possible Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) this year, which would depend on the savings of the government and the availability of funds. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said the DBM is still studying if the year-end fiscal position of the government could allow them to recommend to the President an additional “holiday bonus" to government workers in the form of the PEI, which is similar to the P10,000 incentive given by the previous administration. Abad said the 13th month pay and cash gift is different, as it had already been provided for in the 2010 budget. He said a total of P14.9 billion had been released by the DBM to fund the remaining half of the 13th month pay of the government employees. The first half was released in April in anticipation of the school opening and enrollment. Under Budget Circular 2010-01, those entitled to these additional pay are: civilian government personnel occupying regular, contractual or casual positions who may be appointive or elective; military personnel; and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Philippine Coast Guard and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority. Those with pending cases are so entitled to the bonus and cash gift, while those who would later be found guilty after the bonuses and cash gift are given would have to refund or return the amount that they received. Those who would only be meted a reprimand no longer needs to return the cash gift and bonus. The Circular also stated that those who have worked in government for less than four months in government by October 31 would only get a percentage of the P5,000 cash gift. The Circular said those who have worked for three months but less than four months in government would receive a P2,000 or 40 percent of the cash gift while those who worked for two months but less than three months would get 30 percent of the P5,000 or P1,500. Those who worked in government for one month but less than two months would receive 20 percent of the cash gift or P1,000 while those who have worked for less than a month of government would get 10 percent of the P5,000 or P500. The same Circular stated that those who have been separated or retired from government from May to October would also receive a P5,000 cash gift and a percentage of their second tranche of the 13th month pay. Those who were separated or retired from government in May would receive 15 percent of their bonus; those who retired in June would receive 30 percent; those in July would get 45 percent; those in August would receive 60 percent; those in September would get 70 percent; and those in October would receive 90 percent. Those who are not entitled are to the bonus and cash gift are those hired without employee-employer relationships and paid from non-Personnel Services appropriations. These includes consultants and hired experts; laborers hired through job contracts or those paid on piecework basis; and student laborers and apprentices. Employees of local governments and government firms are also entitled to these benefits, but these will have to come from their respective local government or corporate funds. - KBK, GMANews.TV

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