P47 million set for Oro workers’ bonuses

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/12/14/p47-million-set-oro-workers-bonuses-447013
• Monday, December 14, 2015

By Alwen Saliring, Pamela Jay F. Orias

IT WILL be a merry Christmas for Cagayan de Oro City Hall employees as the City Council approved on Monday the ordinance granting every regular and casual employees a Personnel Motivation Incentive (PMI).

The City Council approved on Monday an ordinance (number 2015-130) that appropriates the budget of P47,677,929 for the 2,307 regular and 426 casual employees of the City Hall.

According to the ordinance, the incentive, which is under the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (Praise), is equivalent to a City Hall employee's one month basic salary.

City Mayor Oscar Moreno announced the “good news” during Monday's flag raising.

Before its approval, City Councilor Prexy Elipe argued why Moreno suddenly proposed such big amount when earlier this year he vetoed the council's proposal for a Loyalty Award for employees who have been in service for more than 10 years.

"Iyang gi-veto kay ni-sobra na daw sa limit, when in fact, mga around P30,000 rato, pero this one, almost P50,000 pero wala nisobra," Elipe said.

Elipe said he is not against the cash incentives since it is for the employees but only questioned Moreno's inconsistent sentiments, calling the mayor a “liar.”

"Dili gayud niya ma-approve ang loyalty award tungod kay ang iyang mga alipores wala paman na mga 10 years," Elipe added.

Moreno's administration has so far released six incentives including the mandatory ones.

Among the cash incentives are, Productivity Incentive release on February which amounts to P2,000, Anniversary bonus on June with P3,000, Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) which was equal to one month salary, 13th month pay also equal to one month pay, cash gift with P5,000, and the PMI to be released this month.

MisOr to get bonuses this week

Meanwhile, employees of Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol will start receiving their bonuses this week, Governor Yevgeny ‘Bambi’ Emano said on Monday during the weekly flag raising ceremony.

The Provincial Government is allocating P9.7 million for the remaining half of employees’ bonuses.

Employees had already received half of their bonuses in the middle of this year.

Provincial Capitol has 1,572 regular and 313 casual employees.

Provincial Information Officer Allyn Peñalosa said the budget allocation has been approved by the Provincial Board and would be released this week.

“Mao gayud ang instruction ni Gov. Bambi nga before the week ends madawat na sa mga empleyado ang ilang bonus,” Peñalosa said.

“Half kini sa bonus kay ang other half is nadawat naman sa mid-year,” Peñalosa added.

The total budget allocation for employees’ bonuses amounted to P19.4 million.

Earlier, Emano released cash gifts for 1,237 teachers in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental amounting to P2.2 million.

It was distributed during the teacher’s day program last December 10.

Emano also gave cash gifts for 6,250 teachers gathered at Limketkai Mall, this city last December 11 amounting to P10.9 million.