President Marcos Jr. has issued an administrative order authorizing the grant of a Service Recognition Incentive to qualified government personnel for fiscal year 2024, including teachers, the military, and other uniformed personnel, who will each receive P20,000.
Under AO 27 inked by Marcos on Thursday, the one-time SRI will be given to civilian personnel in national government agencies; military and police personnel; fire and jail personnel under the Department of the Interior & Local Government; and personnel of the Bureau of Corrections, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the National Mapping & Resource Information Authority.
Eligible government employees will start receiving the SRI on Dec. 15.
In a statement, Budget Sec. Amenah Pangandaman commended Marcos for authorizing the release of the SRI for all government employees for fiscal year 2024.
Pangandaman relayed the “good news” that public school teachers, as well as the military and uniformed personnel, will receive P20,000 worth of SRI to boost their morale.
For the rest of the government employees, the SRI will be at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.
The SRI will be granted to civilian personnel in national government agencies, including those in state universities and colleges, and government-owned and -controlled corporations, occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions.
The incentive will be given to those who have completed at least four months of satisfactory government service as of Nov. 30 this year, and who continue to work for the government.
Those who have rendered less than four months of satisfactory service as of Nov. 30 this year will be entitled to a pro-rated SRI.
Employees of the Senate, the House of Representatives, judiciary, Office of the Ombudsman, and constitutional offices may, likewise, be granted a one-time SRI by their respective office heads at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000, chargeable against the available Personnel Services allotment of their respective agencies.
The SRI may also be given to employees of local government units, including those in the villages, depending on the LGUs’ financial capability.
According to AO 27, local water districts may also grant the incentive to their employees at a uniform rate, to be determined by their boards of directors.
The SRI is a premium given to government workers in recognition of their unwavering commitment and dedication to continuously providing effective and efficient public service, despite the challenges posed by various domestic and external factors.
Government workers engaged without an employer-employee relationship, and whose compensations are funded from non-PS appropriations are excluded from the grant of SRI.
These include consultants and experts engaged for a limited period to perform specific activities or services with expected outputs; laborers engaged through job contracts, and paid on piecework basis; student workers and apprentices; and individuals engaged through Job Order, contracts of service, and other similar arrangements. (PNA)
