BACOLOD City – Qualified city government employees were entitled to additional bonuses worth P30,000.
Of the amount, P25,000 is for the Collective Negotiation Agreement Incentive (CNAI) while P5,000 is for the Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI).
On Dec. 11 Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Memorandum Order 157 directing all city hall department and office heads to process the CNAI and the PEI of all their qualified employees.
“We give all the benefits to employees based on two conditions – if there is legal basis and if there is availability of funds – following the guidelines set by Malacañang and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM),” Leonardia said.
He also added that under DBM Budget Circular 2018-5 dated Nov. 14, 2018, the CNAI “shall not exceed P25,000” per qualified employee.
All the regular, contractual and plantilla casual employees are entitled to receive the bonus.
Under the DBM Budget Circular 2017-4 dated Dec. 4, 2017, employees who have rendered at least a total or aggregate of four months as of Nov. 30 shall be entitled to a PEI of P5,000.
Those who have rendered less than four months shall be entitled to a “pro-rated” PEI.
The said bonuses are on top of the 14th month bonus and P5,000 cash gift that qualified city hall employees received on November.
Under the budget circular of the DBM, both incentives shall be released not later than Dec. 15, 2018.
Last year, the city hall employees received the same amount of bonuses./PN
