Executive Order No. 1070, s. 1985

Signed on November 26, 1985

MALACAÑANG
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1070

GRANTING YEAR-END BONUS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES EQUIVALENT TO ONE MONTH BASIC PAY

WHEREAS, the State recognizes the dedication of government officials and employees to public service;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide additional incentive to boost their moral and efficiency;

WHEREAS, it is opportune to grant a year-end bonus to meet the additional expenses incurred during the Christmas season;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby Order and Direct:

SECTION 1. All officials and employees of the National Government including the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Integrated National Police are entitled to the year-end bonus equivalent to 1-month basic pay.

SECTION 2. Officials and employees already receiving year-end bonus or incentive pay or equivalent beyond their basic pay and duly authorized monthly allowance shall no longer be entitled to this year-end bonus.

SECTION 3. Funds needed to implement this Order shall be drawn from savings which shall be duly certified by the agencies as to their availability. Any deficiency in agency savings may be covered from any available savings of the National Government.

SECTION 4. Local governments are hereby authorized to pay year-end bonus to local government officials and employees in accordance with the rates set in Section 1 above and subject to certified availability of funds.

SECTION 5. The procedures, rules and regulations needed to carry out this Executive Order shall be formulated and issued by the Office of Budget and Management.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 26th day of November in the Year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant

Source: Malacañang Records Office

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1985). [Executive Order Nos. : 1030 – 1093]. Manila : Malacañang Records Office.