More than 8,000 Manila city government workers will receive their mid-year bonus beginning May 18.
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has signed the release of P350 million from the city's 2021 executive budget for the mid-year bonus of the city government's 8,745 regular employees.
All regular employees are set to receive their mid-year bonus through their payroll accounts beginning May 18.
Domagoso said the mid-year bonus for the city government's regular employees will still be enforced even if the country is under a state of public health emergency.
"Para po maibsan ang hirap na tatahakin ng ating mga manggagawa sa pamahalaang lungsod dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic (To ease the hardship that our workers in the city government will face due to the COVID-19 pandemic)," Domagoso said.
"We are under the State of Emergency in the city of Manila and at the same time, we are under the State of Public Health emergency as declared by the President," he added.