The Makati City local government announced on Friday, Jan. 21, that all employees of the city hall will receive their Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) starting next week.
In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has approved an ordinance appropriating the amount of P82.8 million for the employees' SRI.
Binay said that all regular, casual, and contractual city hall employees will each receive an SRI amounting to not more than P10,000. She added that the SRI will be available on Monday, Jan. 24.
The mayor explained that the SRI is the city's way of expressing its gratitude to its employees who continuously work and serve the community despite the ongoing pandemic.
Binay also urged her constituents to always observe the minimum health and safety protocols and to get vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus.
As of Jan. 20, the city has breached 2,000 active COVID-19 cases, recording 2,100 active cases from less than 50 active cases recorded from Dec. 1 to 28, 2021.