In line with the month-long enhanced community quarantine over the entire Luzon, President Rodrigo Duterte, through Administrative Order No. 26, has approved granting hazard pay to government workers who physically report for work while said quarantine is being implemented.
As per the Administrative Order (AO), the following departments or agencies are authorized to provide Hazard Pay to their workers who are physically on duty at their respective work stations while the quarantine is in place:
A.O. No. 26 also states that each government worker will be given an amount not exceeding Php 500.00 per day.
COVID-19 Hazard Pay = Php 500.00 x no. of days physically reporting for work during the quarantine period
NOTE: Government employees who are already qualified to receive Hazard Pay, Hazardous Duty Pay, Hazard Allowance or other similar benefits provided by law, issuances, rules and regulations, must be given whichever benefit is higher:
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Government agencies can grant their employees the COVID-19 Hazard Pay WITHOUT THE NEED OF APPROVAL from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) if:
Hazard Pay for these workers must be computed in the same manner mentioned in the A.O.
Provided that the conditions mentioned above are met, the following government workers are entitled to the COVID-19 Hazard Pay:
NOTE: If an agency’s funds are not enough to fully cover the Hazard Pay, a lower but uniform rate may be given to qualified workers.
FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
*No approval from DBM is required as long as all authorized and mandatory expenses are be paid first.
FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS
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