DBM Press Release
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman confirmed that government workers, including military and uniformed personnel, are entitled to receive their mid-year bonus starting today, 15 May 2025.
“Magandang balita po mula sa ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos— Simula ngayong araw, May 15, ay magsisimula na pong matanggap ng ating mga qualified government workers ang kanilang mid-year bonus, na equivalent sa kanilang 1 month basic pay,” Sec. Mina announced.
The total budget for the grant of the 2025 mid-year bonus for qualified civilian and military/uniformed personnel is P63.695 billion. Of this amount, P47.587 billion will be for civilian personnel, while P16.108 for military/uniformed personnel.
“Naniniwala po ang ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na ang timely o agarang pagre-release ng mid-year bonus sa ating mga empleyado ay nararapat lamang bilang pagpapahalaga sa kanilang sakripisyo, pagod at walang sawang paglilingkod sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino,” Sec. Mina said.
“Ang pondo po para sa mid-year bonus ay komprehensibo na pong nai-release ng DBM sa mga implementing agencies noong pang January 2025, kaya naman magalang po tayong nanawagan sa ating mga kasamahan at pinuno ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno at LGUs na sana po ay maibigay na ang mid-year bonus sa kani-kanilang empleyado sa lalong madaling panahon,” DBM Sec Mina added.
DBM Budget Circular No. 2017-2 provides the rules and regulations on the grant of the mid-year bonus. It states that the mid-year bonus shall be given to personnel who have rendered at least a total or an aggregate of four (4) months of service from July 1 of the immediately preceding year to May 15 of the current year.
The personnel shall also remain in government service as of May 15 of the current year and have obtained at least a satisfactory performance rating in the immediately preceding rating period, or the applicable performance appraisal period.
According to the Circular, the grant of mid-year bonuses shall apply to all positions for civilian personnel, whether regular, casual, or contractual, appointive or elective, full-time or part-time, now existing or hereafter created in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, the Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, State Universities and Colleges, and Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System, and in local government units.
Entitled personnel to receive the mid-year bonus also include military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense and uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard of the Department of Transportation, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
”Nanawagan din po ako sa ating mga kababayan na maging matalino at maingat sa paggamit ng kanilang mid year bonus. Huwag po tayong maging waldas at sana’y i-budget po natin ito ng maayos at naaayon lamang sa ating mga pangangailangan.” Sec Mina said.
”Huwag po tayong maging “waldas now, cry later”. Dapat, “budget now, enjoy savings later”. More importantly, save for emergencies, save for your future,” Sec Mina added.
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DBM Press Release
Ika-15 ng Mayo 2025
Mid-Year Bonus Alert!
DBM SEC. MINA PANGANDAMAN: MGA KAWANI NG GOBYERNO, MAKATATANGGAP NG MID-YEAR BONUS SIMULA NGAYONG ARAW, MAYO 15
Kinumpirma ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman na ang mga kawani ng gobyerno, kabilang na ang mga military at uniformed personnel, ay makatatanggap ng kanilang mid-year bonus simula ngayong araw, Mayo 15, 2025.
“Magandang balita po mula sa ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos— Simula ngayong araw, May 15, ay magsisimula na pong matanggap ng ating mga qualified government workers ang kanilang mid-year bonus, na equivalent sa kanilang 1 month basic pay,” pag-anunsyo ni Sec. Mina.
Ang kabuuang pondo para sa pagbibigay ng 2025 mid-year bonus para sa mga kwalipikadong civilian at military/uniformed personnel ay P63.695 bilyon. Sa halagang ito, P47.587 bilyon ang nakalaan para sa civilian personnel, habang P16.108 naman para sa military/uniformed personnel.
“Naniniwala po ang ating Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na ang timely o agarang pagre-release ng mid-year bonus sa ating mga empleyado ay nararapat lamang bilang pagpapahalaga sa kanilang sakripisyo, pagod at walang sawang paglilingkod sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino,” ani Sec. Mina.
“Ang pondo po para sa mid-year bonus ay komprehensibo na pong nai-release ng DBM sa mga implementing agencies noong pang January 2025, kaya naman magalang po tayong nanawagan sa ating mga kasamahan at pinuno ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno at LGUs na sana po ay maibigay na ang mid-year bonus sa kani-kanilang empleyado sa lalong madaling panahon,” dagdag pa ng Kalihim.
Nilalaman ng DBM Budget Circular No. 2017-2 ang rules and regulations sa pagbibigay ng mid-year bonus. Nakasaad dito na ang mid-year bonus ay ibibigay sa mga personnel na nakapag-serbisyo nang hindi bababa sa kabuuan o pinagsama-samang apat (4) na buwan mula unang araw ng Hulyo ng nakaraang taon hanggang May 15 ng kasalukuyang taon.
Kaillangan din na ang mga personnel ay nananatiling nagseserbisyo sa gobyerno hanggang May 15 ng kasalukuyang taon at nagkaroon ng at least satisfactory performance rating noong nakaraang rating period, o ang naaangkop na performance appraisal period.
Ayon sa Circular, sakop sa pagbibigay ng mid-year bonus ang lahat ng posisyon para sa mga civilian personnel, regular, casual, o contractual, appointive o elective man, full-time o part-time, sa existing o binuo na Executive, Legislative, at Judicial branches, Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations na sakop ng Compensation at Position Classification System, at sa local government units.
Kasama rin sa mga kawani na entitled na makatanggap ng mid-year bonus ang mga military personnel ng Armed Forces of the Philippines sa ilalim ng Department of National Defense at uniformed personnel ng Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Bureau of Fire Protection, at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology ng Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Coast Guard ng Department of Transportation, at National Mapping and Resource Information Authority ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
”Nanawagan din po ako sa ating mga kababayan na maging matalino at maingat sa paggamit ng kanilang mid year bonus. Huwag po tayong maging waldas at sana’y i-budget po natin ito ng maayos at naaayon lamang sa ating mga pangangailangan,” pahayag ni Sec Mina.
”Huwag po tayong maging “waldas now, cry later”. Dapat, “budget now, enjoy savings later”. More importantly, save for emergencies, save for your future,” dagdag pa ni Sec Mina.
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