By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A total of 1,740 job order (JO) and contract of service (CoS) employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government will each receive P5,000 in gratuity pay.
Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the gratuity pay is now being processed.
Meanwhile, all JO and CoS workers received rice, canned goods and gift packs yesterday which came from the personal funds of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson.
Lacson led the ceremonial gift-giving.
Diaz also said an additional bonus of P40,000 for regular and plantilla casual employees will be released before Dec. 15./PN