President Marcos: Contractual government workers to get gratuity pay

MANILA, Philippines — Contractual government workers will receive up to P7,000 in gratuity pay this year, Malacañang announced yesterday.

President Marcos has raised to P7,000 from P5,000 the gratuity pay of contract of service and job order workers who have rendered a total or aggregate of at least four months of actual satisfactory service performance as of Dec. 15.

The last gratuity pay increase was in 2021, when it rose from P3,000 to P5,000, according to the Department of Budget and Management.

Employees who rendered less than four months of satisfactory service as of Dec. 15 may still receive this year’s gratuity pay on a pro-rata basis, based on Administrative Order 28 signed on Dec. 19 by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

Contractual workers with three months of service may receive gratuity pay not exceeding P6,000, while those with two months may receive gratuity pay not exceeding P5,000.

Workers with less than two months of service may receive gratuity pay not exceeding P4,000.

“Granting a yearend gratuity pay to contractual workers is a well-deserved recognition of their hard work and valuable participation in the implementation of various PAPs (programs, activities and projects) of the government and their pivotal role in the delivery of government services amid the present socioeconomic challenges,” Marcos said.

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers has welcomed the development and reiterated its call for the regularization of contractual government workers. — Elizabeth Marcelo