Pres. Bongbong Marcos Gives Green Signal to Service Recognition Incentives or SRI Release before December 15
The Service Recognition Incentives or SRI of the government workers which is at P20,000 uniform rate gained the approval of President Bongbong Marcos.
Undeniably, the holiday season is not only the most joyful time of the year but also the one that brings huge expenses among most people. Christmas celebrations and family reunions are happening left and right. Gift-givings is no stranger at these events aside from the preparation of foods.
Meanwhile, during the holiday season, there are allowances that many people can turn to. Most of people receive the 13th month pay, a monetary grant to public and private employees before the year ends. It is important to make use of the Christmas tipid tips if you don’t want to go beyond the budget.
A lot of workers also receive Christmas bonuses from their employers and the companies that they are working for most especially when the company did well. In the case of the government workers, they also receive the special recognition incentives or more popularly called the SRI.
In the recent days, there were some social media posts containing humurous messages that seemingly call for the release of the service recognition incentives of the government employees. Recently, the much-awaited news has finally come.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos has approved the release of the service recognition incentives or SRI of the government employees including the uniformed personnel. Based on a report on GMA News, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, by the authority of the President, released the Administrative Order No. 27.
The SRI is fixed at a rate of P20,000 each for both civilian and military government personnel. Based on the Administrative Order released over the incentives, the amount is expected to be given to the government workers starting December 15. Here are the qualifications:
- civilian personnel are occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions
- personnel have rendered at least a total of an aggregate of four months of satisfactory service as of November 30, 2024
- personnel are still in government service as of November 30, 2024
- personnel is not a recipient of any additional year-end benefit in FY 2024 over and above the authorized under RA No. 6686
Based on the report, civilian personnel in national government agencies, including those in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) under regular, contractual or casual positions are etitled to receive the service recognition incentives.
The following are also entitled to receive the SRI:
Department of National Defense (DND)
- military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
- uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
Department of Justice
- Bureau of Corrections
Department of Transportation
- Philippine Coast Guard
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
- National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
With regards to the Christmas parties of the government offices, Pres. Bongbong Marcos has previously called on the government to avoid big Christmas parties.