DepEd explains delay in teachers' bonus payout
By Raymund Antonio and Raymund Antonio
Published Jul 11, 2023 07:55 am
An official from the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, explained the delay in the release of the 2021 performance-based bonus (PBB) for public school teachers.
(Photo courtesy of the Department of Education)
DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa decried the use of the word “delay” in referring to the late release of the PBB.
“Actually it’s not delay. It’s really the process, talagang may reconciliation ‘yan (that really has reconciliation),” he said during a Palace press briefing.
“But I hope that we can all understand na hindi po ito delay. Talagang lahat ng government agencies dumadaan sa ganyan proseso pagdating sa PBB at talagang nagkakaroon ng reconciliation kasi nga (All government agencies go through that process when it comes to PBB and there’s really a reconciliation because) we’re talking about a 2021 bonus that we are evaluating this year,” Poa explained.
He added that the reconciliation process would include ensuring that those who would receive the performance-based bonus are employed by the DepEd in 2021.
“So, syempre ‘yung pagdating sa mga employees, may nga wala na, may mga nandito pa (when it comes to employees, some of them are still here, some are not anymore),” he said.
PBB is an incentive given to government employees based on their performance and contributions to the accomplishment of their department’s overall targets and commitments.
In April this year, DepEd said that public school teachers would receive their long-awaited bonuses soon, but teachers’ groups have since slammed the further delay of the crediting of the bonuses.
Poa said the “regions are working on it,” and stressed that the same reconciliation process when it comes to the list of teachers who would receive the bonus were also required from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR).
He furthered that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would want this to be processed in “two to three weeks.”
In the part of DepEd, Poa added that they have already called on field officers to hasten the reconciliation.
(Photo courtesy of the Department of Education)
DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa decried the use of the word “delay” in referring to the late release of the PBB.
“Actually it’s not delay. It’s really the process, talagang may reconciliation ‘yan (that really has reconciliation),” he said during a Palace press briefing.
“But I hope that we can all understand na hindi po ito delay. Talagang lahat ng government agencies dumadaan sa ganyan proseso pagdating sa PBB at talagang nagkakaroon ng reconciliation kasi nga (All government agencies go through that process when it comes to PBB and there’s really a reconciliation because) we’re talking about a 2021 bonus that we are evaluating this year,” Poa explained.
He added that the reconciliation process would include ensuring that those who would receive the performance-based bonus are employed by the DepEd in 2021.
“So, syempre ‘yung pagdating sa mga employees, may nga wala na, may mga nandito pa (when it comes to employees, some of them are still here, some are not anymore),” he said.
PBB is an incentive given to government employees based on their performance and contributions to the accomplishment of their department’s overall targets and commitments.
In April this year, DepEd said that public school teachers would receive their long-awaited bonuses soon, but teachers’ groups have since slammed the further delay of the crediting of the bonuses.
Poa said the “regions are working on it,” and stressed that the same reconciliation process when it comes to the list of teachers who would receive the bonus were also required from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR).
He furthered that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would want this to be processed in “two to three weeks.”
In the part of DepEd, Poa added that they have already called on field officers to hasten the reconciliation.