Employees get P28,000 bonus,

Job Order’ workers  get P500 

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec 18 (ZNS) - Majority of the some 2,000 city government employees will be receiving their cash bonus of P28,000 each starting this week.

City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar clarified that not all city government workers will enjoy this bonus for lack of funds.

She said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has imposed strict rules and guidelines on the release of this cash gift.

The mayor said her office is still looking for funds to provide cash gifts to its hundreds of workers classified as “job orders” employed by the city government.

She said the some 400 “job order” workers in the city could receive about P500 only as their cash gift.

Climaco has directed the city budget officer to look for funds to pay for the cash gifts of these job order workers in the city.

The cash gift is different from the 13^th month pay that all regular government employees receive at the end ot the year. (ZNS/FMS)