President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued administrative orders granting service recognition incentives (SRIs) for employees in the executive department and a one-time rice allowance to all government employees for this year.
The President's order authorizes the grant of a one-time service recognition incentive at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000 for executive department personnel, including civilian personnel in national government agencies (NGAs), covering those:
- From state universities and colleges (SUCs)
- From government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs)
- Regular, contractual, or casual employees
- Members of the military and the police
- Fire and jail personnel under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
The incentive for NGAs, SUCs, and military and uniformed personnel will be funded by the available released Personnel Services (PS) allotment under Republic Act No. 11639 or the 2022 national budget.
Personnel from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) are also entitled to get the SRI.
Based on Marcos' order, employees of both houses of Congress, the Judiciary, the Office of the Ombudsman, and Constitutional offices may likewise be granted a one-time SRI by their respective heads of offices at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.
Employees in local government units (LGUs), including those in the barangays, may also receive the incentive depending on the LGU's financial capability, subject to the limitation in the LGU budget under the Local Government Code of 1991.
Separately, President Marcos issued an order authorizing the grant of one-time rice assistance for government personnel, including civilian personnel in NGAs, including those in SUCs, GOCCs, government financial institutions (GFIs), government instrumentalities with corporate powers, and government corporate entities occupying regular, contractual or casual positions.
Military, police, fire, and jail personnel are entitled to receive the rice assistance. BuCor, PCG, and NAMRIA employees will also receive the support.
The order also authorizes the release of assistance to individuals and groups whose services are engaged through job orders (JO), contracts of service (COS), or other similarly situated working arrangements defined under a Commission on Audit's circular order.
The Contingent Fund will fund the rice assistance for NGAs, military, and uniformed personnel under RA No. 11639. For GOCCs, funding will come from their respective approved operating budgets for the fiscal year 2022.