MANILA, Philippines — Manila city government employees will receive their salaries, year-end bonus and P5,000 cash gift on Friday, Nov. 13, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced on Monday.
"I am happy to announce that there is salary this Friday! And there is the 13th month [pay]! And the 5,000 bonus! You will receive them early and all at once," Isko said in Filipino and English during the flag-raising ceremony.
The city government allocated P817.31 million for the year-end bonus and cash gifts of its employees, consisting of P762.46 million for year-end bonuses and P54.85 million for cash gifts.
The mayor assured Contract of Service and Job Order workers that they would not be left behind, citing the city's commitment to its non-regular employees.
Meanwhile, the city government is preparing to distribute Christmas provisions to 700,000 families in Manila, as well as holiday packages for senior citizens.
