Over 1.7 million gov't workers set to receive year-end bonus starting Nov. 15
By Dhel Nazario
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) confirmed on Monday, November 14 that more or less 1.7 million government workers will receive their year-end bonus beginning November 15.

This was according to Commissioner Aileen Lizada, she also confirmed that the bonus is the regular year-end bonus and cash gift which is given every November.
The bonus covers all positions for civilian personnel whether regular, contractual, or casual in nature, appointive or elective, full-time or part-time, now existing or hereafter created in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches, the Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, State Universities and Colleges, and Government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) under RA No. 6758.
It also covers military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of the Department of the Interior and Local Government; Philippine Coast Guard of the Department of Transportation and Communications; and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
According to the Department of Budget and Management's (DBM) Budget Circular No. 2016-4, the Year-End Bonus equivalent to one-month basic pay as of October 31 and a Cash Gift of P5,000 shall be given to entitled government personnel not earlier than November 15 of the current year.
This is subject to the condition that the personnel has rendered at least a total or an aggregate of four months of service from January 1 to October 31 of the current year and personnel remains to be in the government service as of October 31 of the same year.
For national government agencies (NGAs), the Year-End Bonus and Cash Gift for personnel occupying regular positions shall be charged against agency appropriations in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).