BENEFITS. Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on Sept. 28, signs a Memorandum which states the schedule of the release of year-end bonuses and additional ₱17,000 benefits to the 1,136 qualified employees, as well as ₱3,000 year-end gratuity for 2,959 Contract of Service personnel.
ANGELES CITY – A total of 1,316 employees at the City Hall – 980 permanent, 321 casual, and 15 contractual – are to receive an additional P17,000 bonus on December 2021, amounting to a total of P22,372,000.
On the other hand, 2,959 Contract of Service (COS) employees who are qualified for the P3,000 year-end gratuity will receive theirs on December 7, 2021.
This can be gleaned from Memorandum No. 1380, Series of 2021 issued on Sept. 28, 2021 by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr.
The P17,000 additional benefits for the 1,316 city government employees including the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus worth P6,000 will be released on Dec. 14; Service Recognition Incentive worth P6,000 on December 21; and the Productivity Enhancement Incentive worth P5,000 which is to be released to the 1,316 workers on Dec. 28.
This is apart from their tax-free year-end bonus, equivalent to one-month basic salary, amounting to a total of P32,542,594, which is set to be released on November 15.
Upon the instructions of Mayor Lazatin on Sept. 28, 2020, the Local Finance Committee composed of the City Budget Office; City Accounting Office; and City Treasurer’s Office, immediately computed and prepared the cash incentives.
“Ito po ay bilang kapasalamatan sa dedikasyon at serbisyo ng mga manggagagawang Angeleños sa gitna ng pandemya,” Lazatin said.
“Tuloy-tuloy po ang daloy ng serbisyo dahil sakanilang kapagurang magtrabaho. Hindi ko po kakayanin ang lahat kung hindi dahil sakanila. Thank you very much for your hardwork,” Lazatin added..
“The city government has also enough funds allotted to grant the cash incentives,” he shared.
Flordeliza Santos, president of the Association of Government Employees for a New Dynamic Angeles City (AGENDA), said the administration of Mayor Lazatin continues to look out for the welfare of the employees amid the health crisis.
“Yung administrasyon po ni Mayor Lazatin patuloy na nagpapahalaga sa kapakanan ng mga empleyado, may pandemya man po o wala,” Santos said.
Santos mentioned the efforts of Mayor Lazatin in pushing for the release of the said cash incentives.
Santos also furthered that AGENDA will support the programs of Mayor Lazatin in uplifting the welfare of all employees and Angeleños.
Meanwhile, the grant of year-end bonus is in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 66861, as amended by RA No. 8441, and under the Department of Budget Management Circular No. 2016-4.
