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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Friday released an administrative order (AO) granting the release of gratuity pay for the contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in the government.
Based on AO No. 28, workers whose services are engaged through COS and JO, who have rendered a total or an aggregate of at least four months of actual satisfactory performance of service as of 15 December 2024, and whose contracts are still effective as of the same date, may be granted a one-time gratuity pay not more than P7,000 each for fiscal year 2024.
Meanwhile, those who have rendered less than four months of service as of 15 December and whose contracts are still effective as of the same date may also be granted the one-time gratuity pay, on a pro-rata basis, as follows:
3 months but less than 4 months – not exceeding P6,000
2 months but less than 3 months – not exceeding P5,000
less than 2 months – not exceeding P4,000
“For this purpose, actual service shall refer to services rendered on-site. However, subject to the discretion of the Agency Head and the availability of funds, services rendered by COS and JO workers under any alternative work arrangement prescribed under Section 6.1 COA-DBM JC No. 1 (s. 2022) may also be considered as actual service,” the order read.
The order covers COS and JO workers in national government agencies, state universities and colleges, government-owned or -controlled corporations, and local water districts.
“The payment of Gratuity Pay to qualified COS and JO workers in government for FY 2024 shall be made not earlier than 15 December 2024,” the order stated.