Provincial employees to receive additional bonus

OZAMIZ CITY--MISAMIS Occidental provincial employees have another reason to celebrate during the holidays after Sangguniang Panglalawigan approved Governor Loreto Leo Ocampos’ proposal to give additional bonus in response to Malacanang pronouncement.

Earlier, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave the go-signal to release their Christmas bonus worth at least P7, 000 each.

Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya was quoted by a radio report as saying that the National Government would be shelling out P7 billion for the package.

As a result, government employees are assured of a P7, 000 bonus. Depending on the savings of their agencies, state workers can have additional cash gifts of as much as P3, 000.

In a press release from the governor’s office, casual and job order employees will get P12, 000 to P14, 000 while the regular employees are entitled to receive P28, 000.

Board member Inocencio Pagalaran, Jr., finance and appropriations committee chairman said employees and elected officials of the provincial office are expected to be richer by a few thousands of pesos this Christmas.

“Bayte singko mil gihapon ang bunos nga ihatag sa kapitolyo karong tuiga parehas sa miaging tuig pero gipun-an og tres mil pesos nunot sa pronouncement sa Malacanang nga pahatagan og dugang bonus ang mga regular nga empleyado sa gobiyerno,” Pagalaran added.

Casual and job order employees will receive their regular 13th month pay worth P3, 300, P5, 000 cash gift and additional bonus depending the number of years in service in the provincial government.

This means, casual and job order employees should receive P8, 300 and additional P3, 700 for who have worked for two years and below but not less than four months; P4, 200 for employees who served for three years but not less than two years; P4, 700 for four years but not less than three years; P5, 200 for five years but not less than four years and P5, 700 for employees who served five years or more.

“Sa laktud nga pagkasulti, ang tanan nga casual ug job order nga empleyado sa kapitolyo modawat og labing dimalas P12,000 ngadto sa P14,000 nga dako og ikatabang alang sa simple pero malipayon nga pasko ug sa pagsugat sa bag-ong tuig nga yanong saulogon sa probinsiya,” Pagalaran concluded.(NEP BATOLENIO)