President Duterte signs Administrative Order no. 45 authorizing the grant of a one-time service recognition incentive to government employees. The incentive shall not exceed P10,000 for each government employee.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 45

AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF SERVICE RECOGNITION INCENTIVE TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2021

WHEREAS, Section (4)(h) of Congress Joint Resolution (JR) No. 4 (s. 2009) authorizes the grant of (i) incentives to reward an employee's loyalty to government service and contributions to the agency's continuing viable existence: (ii) incentives as rewards for exceeding agency financial and operational performance targets to motivate employee efforts toward higher productivity, and (iii) other existing benefits to be categorized by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as incentives:

WHEREAS. Section (17)(iv) of JR No. 4 provides that the President. upon the recommendation of the DBM, is authorized to update the Compensation and Position Classification System for civilian personnel and the Base Pay Schedule for military and uniformed personnel, as well as policies on and levels of allowances, benefits, and incentives applicable to all government personnel:

WHEREAS, Administrative Order (AO) Nos. 19 (s. 2019) and 37 (s. 2020) authorized the grant of Service Recognition Incentive to government employees for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020, respectively, in recognition of their hardwork, commitment and dedication to public service:
WHEREAS, the government continues to acknowledge all public servants for their collective and unceasing participation in and invaluable contribution to the establishment of streamlined government processes and responsive delivery of services to the public, especially in the midst of the prevailing public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic: and
WHEREAS. d is Imperative to provide reasonable incentives and assistance to our public servants, who are impacted not only by the pandemic, but also by various natural calamities:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Republic of the Philippines. by virtue of the powers vested in me by law. do hereby order
SECTION 1. Service Recognition Incentive for Employees in the Executive Department. This Order authorizes the grant of a one-time Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) at a uniform rate not exceeding Ten Thousand Pesos (₱ 10,000.00) for each of the following personnel in the Executive Department:
a. Civilian personnel in national government agencies (NGAs). including those in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and government-owned or -controlled