The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said qualified government workers nationwide have started receiving their midyear bonus as of Wednesday.
The midyear bonus is equivalent to one month’s basic salary and is mandated under DBM Budget Circular No. 2017-2. It forms part of the regular compensation package for eligible government personnel.
To qualify, employees must have rendered at least four months of service from July 1 of the previous year to May 15 of the current year. They must also be in active government service as of May 15 and must have received at least a satisfactory rating in their most recent performance evaluation.
Part-time employees are entitled to a pro-rata share based on actual services rendered. Those detailed to other agencies will be paid by their parent agency, while those who have transferred will receive the bonus from their current office.
Employees facing administrative or criminal charges are still entitled to the bonus unless found guilty by final and executory judgment. If found guilty, they will be required to return the bonus received in the year the decision becomes final, unless the penalty is merely a reprimand.
The midyear bonus applies to all civilian personnel—including regular, casual, and contractual employees, whether appointive or elective—in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, Constitutional Commissions and Offices, State Universities and Colleges, and Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System.
