DBM Guidelines on 10K Service Recognition Incentive

Pursuant to President Duterte's Administrative Order No. 19 which authorizes the grant of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000) Service Recognition Incentive (SRI), the Department of Budget and Management issues guidelines on the release of the said incentive.

Read: Duterte Orders 10K SRI Incentive to Gov't Employees

According to Section 6 of the DBM Budget Circular No 2019-6 (released December 9, 2019), personnel in NGAs, including SUCs, and the military and uniformed personnel, the amount shall be charged against the:

• 6.1.1 Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund under the FY 2019 General Appropriations Act, which shall be released by the DBM, to fund a portion of the SRI in the amount of Seven Thousand Pesos (P7,000) for each employee. The release of funds shall not require the submission of requests from agencies.
• 6.1.2 Available released PS allotments of the respective agencies for the remaining Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000) for each employee. 

In the event that the available released Personnel Services allotments are insufficient to fully cover the remaining P3,000 per employee, a lower but uniform amount shall be paid to all qualified employees of that agency.

For personnel in GOCCs, the amount required shall be charged against their respective approved corporate operating budgets (COBs) for FY 2019 only. A GOCC which does not have sufficient funds to cover the maximum amount of P10,000 may grant the SRI at a lower but uniform
rate for all qualified personnel in that GOCC.

Read the full Budget Circular here.