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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 263 -
AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ANNIVERSARY BONUS TO OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
WHEREAS, certain Government Financial
Institutions (GFIs) have been authorized to celebrate and commemorate
milestone anniversaries with the traditional grant of Anniversary Bonus
to their officials and employees;
WHEREAS, the government deems it desirable and fitting to commemorate
milestone anniversaries of GOCCs, GFIs, and national government
agencies as well by way of granting anniversary bonus to their
employees;
WHEREAS, the grant of anniversary bonus on the occasion of milestone
years of government agencies will directly improve and enhance employee
morale consistent with Sec. 36(2), Chapter 5, Subtitle A, Title I,
Book V of Executive Order No. 292, the Administrative Code of 1987;
WHEREAS, there is a need to regulate the grant of such benefit by
adopting a uniform scheme for its implementation to ensure fairness and
equity and to conform with the policy of standardization of
compensation enunciated under Republic Act No. 6758;
WHEREAS, Sec. 17 Article VII of the 1987 Constitution vests in the
President of the Philippines prerogatives which include, among others
the determination of the rates, timing and schedule of payment, and
final authority to commit limited resources of government for the
payment of personnel incentives, cash rewards, bonuses and other forms
of additional compensation and fringe benefits to government personnel.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the grant of
Anniversary in accordance with the rules prescribed hereunder:
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The cost of implementing the benefit under this Order shall be sourced
strictly from savings from released allotment for current operating
expenditures provided that all authorized mandatory expenses shall have
been paid first. For government-owned and/or controlled corporations
and government financial institutions the amount shall be charged
against their respective corporate funds.
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The heads of concerned government entities shall be held responsible
and personally liable for any payment of Anniversary Bonus not in
accordance with the provisions of this Order, without prejudice to the
refund of any excess payment by the employee concerned.
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Cases not covered by the provisions of this Order shall be submitted to
the Secretary of Budget and Management for appropriate evaluation and
recommendation to the Office of the President.
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This Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of March in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Six.
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