Policy intent and governmental purpose
- Executive Order No. 310 directs continuation of the government’s policy to grant national government employees a year-end reward and incentive in the form of a Christmas bonus and cash gift.
- Executive Order No. 310 aims to boost morale and efficiency among national government officials and employees.
Coverage: who receives benefits
- Section 1 covers all officials and employees of the National Government, regardless of employment status.
- Section 1 includes those who are regular, temporary, casual or contractual.
- Section 1 conditions entitlement on service: recipients must have rendered at least four months of service as of October 31, 1987.
Benefit amounts and additional cash gift
- Section 1 grants a year-end bonus equivalent to one month basic salary to covered national government officials and employees.
- Section 2 grants an additional cash gift of PHP 1,000 to covered national government officials and employees.
Local governments and GOCC coverage
- Section 3 authorizes local government units to provide the same benefits under the same conditions as in Sections 1 and 2, subject to availability of local funds.
- Section 4 authorizes government-owned and/or controlled corporations (GOCCs) to extend the same benefits chargeable against their respective corporate funds.
- Section 4 provides that GOCCs not receiving subsidy from the National Government may grant year-end benefits consistent with those given for the year ended December, 1986, and require approval by the President after review and recommendation by the Department of Budget and Management.
Adjustments for employees already receiving bonuses
- Section 5 provides that officials and employees already receiving Christmas or year-end bonus (or their equivalent) shall receive only the additional amount necessary to bring the total to the amounts provided in Sections 1 and 2.
- Section 6 provides that officials and employees already receiving Christmas or year-end bonus (or their equivalent) that is equal to or more than the amounts provided in Sections 1 and 2 are no longer entitled to any amount granted under Executive Order No. 310.
Funding and charging of costs
- Section 7 charges the funds needed to implement the year-end bonus and cash gift for national government employees against the Government Employees Amelioration Fund authorized under Executive Order No. 87 for the General Appropriations Act for CY 1987.
- Section 7 directs that any deficiency shall be charged against the personal services savings of the National Government.
Implementation requirement
- Section 8 directs the Department of Budget and Management to issue an implementing circular to carry out Executive Order No. 310.
Key operative dates and conditions
- Section 1 applies the service-time condition as of October 31, 1987.
- Executive Order No. 310 takes effect immediately under Section 9.
- Section 4 references the comparative year for non-subsidized GOCCs as the year ended December, 1986.