The Bacolod City government employees are expected to receive their Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of P10,000 this week.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the Bacolod City government is ready to grant the whole maximum amount of P10,000 to all its employees occupying regular, contractual, and casual positions.
Upon the mayor’s request, the Sangguniang Panlungsod, headed by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, passed an Appropriation Ordinance for this purpose during their regular session on December 23.
“This is the best Christmas bonus and incentive package for our city employees ever. And it comes at a most appropriate time because we are in the midst of a pandemic”, Leonardia said.
Aside from the SRI, Bacolod City Hall regular employees had received five types of cash incentives last November and December.
These were Year-end Bonus, Performance-Based Bonus, Cash Gift of P5,000, Collective Negotiation Agreement Incentive (CNAI) of P25,000, and Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) of P5,000.
“With this, it means that Bacolod City has given all allowable bonuses and incentives, topped by the Performance-Based Bonus given only by selected LGUs,” the mayor added.
The mayor has issued Memorandum No. 1 series of 2021, dated January 4, directing all department and office heads to process the SRI of their respective personnel.
President Rodrigo Duterte had issued Administrative Order No. 37 in December authorizing LGUs to grant a one-time SRI to government employees at a uniform rate of not exceeding P10,000, and shall be released not earlier than Dec. 21, 2020.
Job Order workers are also set to receive Gratuity Pay of P3,000 each this month.*