GOVERNMENT personnel are set to receive a year-end bonus and a P5,000 cash gift this November, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced.
In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the year-end bonus and P5,000 cash gift will be released with the first agency payroll of November 2025, pursuant to Budget Circular 2024-3.
For fiscal year 2025, the agency noted that a total of P63.69 billion has been allocated for the year-end bonus of civilian and military or uniformed personnel, and P9.24 billion for the cash gift, covering more than 1.85 million government workers.
The year-end bonus, equivalent to one month of basic pay as of October 31, and the P5,000 cash gift, are given annually to reward the hard work and dedication of government workers nationwide, the DBM said.
The agency said it ensures that all funds for the year-end bonus and cash gift have been comprehensively released at the start of the fiscal year, allowing agencies to process and credit the benefits without delay.
‘The DBM is one with the President in ensuring that our public servants feel the warmth of our Bagong Pilipinas. Pinapahalagahan po natin ang sipag at kahusayan ng ating mga lingkod-bayan. Kaya naman, sinisiguro nating maibibigay sa tamang oras ang kanilang mga benepisyo,’Pangandaman said.
‘We know how much government personnel look forward to this time of the year not just because it’s the season of giving, but because it’s a well-deserved recognition of their service and sacrifice,’ she added.
Under DBM rules, employees who have rendered at least four months of service from January 1, and are still in government service as of October 31, are entitled to the year-end bonus and cash gift.
As such, the DBM reminded all agencies to release the bonuses promptly and in accordance with existing budget circulars.