Marcos grants cash incentives to gov’t workers

President Marcos has signed administrative orders granting P20,000 service recognition incentive (SRI) to government employees as well as P5,000 gratuity pay to contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in government for fiscal year 2023.

Under Administrative Order (AO) No. 12, the President authorized the grant of one-time SRI to government employees in the Executive Branch.

Qualified for the P20,000 SRI are civilian personnel in national government agencies including those in state universities and colleges and government-owned or controlled corporations, occupying regular, contractual or casual positions.

The incentive will also be given to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Corrections, Philippine Coast Guard and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.

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Under AO No. 13, Mr. Marcos approved the grant of a one-time gratuity pay of not more than PP5,000 each for the COS and JO government employees who have rendered at least four months of service. —JEROME ANING