Year-end bonuses, cash gifts for eligible gov't employees start November 15

MANILA, Philippines — Qualified government employees will receive their year-end bonuses and cash gifts beginning on Wednesday, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.

In a budget circular issued on November 15, it was outlined that eligible personnel are those who have served a minimum aggregate of four months between January 1 and Oct. 31, 2023.

Government workers who remained in government service until October 31 are also qualified.

The year-end bonus amounts to one-month basic pay as of October 31, while the cash gift amounts to P5,000, according to the DBM.

“All positions for civilian personnel whether regular, contractual, or casual in nature, appointive or elective, full-time or part-time, created in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches, the Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, SUCS, and GOCCS covered by the CPCS under RA No. 6758, as amended by Senate and House of Representatives Joint Resolutions No. 1, series of 1994 and No. 4 series of 2009; and in LGUs,” the circular read. 

Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, as well as uniformed personnel from the Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Philippine Coast Guard, and NAMRIA, are also considered eligible.

Elective or appointive barangay officials or employees are also included.