The Executive Committee (Execom) of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) has approved a resolution endorsing to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) an ordinance for a supplemental budget for a post holidays gratuity pay for provincial government workers.
In its Execom meeting, the PDC, guided by its development roadmap and good governance principles, has added the additional priority initiative in 2022, for the benefits of the “behind the scene workers” in line with the recently issued Presidential Administrative Order (AO) No 3.
It may be recalled that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in December 23, signed an order authorizing the grant of gratuity pay for qualified employees on contract of service (COS) or job order (JO) schemes, who work without the employer-employee relations.
The one-time gratuity pay is pro-rated according to the length of service rendered in the year: a maximum of P5,000 for those who have completed 4 months of service as of December 15, 2022 and P4,000 for those who have 3 months and not more than 4 months.
About P3,000 will be given to those who worked for 2 months and not over 3 months and P2,000 for those who have served less than 2 months.
The same AO which recognizes the pivotal role of the job order and contractual employees in the delivery of government services.
The PDC proposed the supplemental requirement in Bohol’s Investment Program for 2022, the additional budget of P19.4 million.