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Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) of Government Officials and Employees for FY 2025

In order to supplement the salaries of government personnel covered by R.A. No. 6758, as amended, Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA), in the amount of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000) per month, is granted to the following:(a) Civilian government personnel stationed in the Philippines, whether occupying regular, contractual or casual positions, appointive or elective; and(b) Military and uniformed personnel.Government personnel stationed abroad shall be granted overseas allowances to defray the cost of their living expenses and shall no longer be entitled to receivePERA for the duration of their station abroad.The grant of PERA shall be subject to the rules and regulations prescribed under B.C. No. 2009-3 dated August 18, 2009, as amended, and such other guidelinesissued by the DBM or by the GCG for GOCCs/GFIs covered by R.A. No. 10149. (Section 56, General Provisions, 2025 GAA ... See MoreSee Less

RATA Rates of Government Officials for FY 2025

Government officials with the following ranks and their equivalent, as determined by the DBM or by the GCG for GOCCs/GFIs covered by R.A. No. 10149, while in the actual performance of their respective functions, are hereby authorized monthly commutable representation and transportation allowances at the rates indicated below, for each type of allowance:(a) P15,500 for Department Secretaries;(b) P12,500 for Department Undersecretaries;(c) P11,500 for Department Assistant Secretaries;(d) P10,000 for Bureau Directors and Department Regional Directors;(e) P9,500 for Assistant Bureau Directors, Department Assistant Regional Directors, Bureau Regional Directors, and Department Service Chiefs;(f) P8,500 for Assistant Bureau Regional Directors; and(g) P6,000 for Chief of Divisions, identified as such in the Personnel Services Itemization and Plantilla of Personnel.The grant of representation and transportation allowances, shall be subject to the following:(a)Transportation allowance, whether in full or partial amounts, shall not be granted to officials who are assigned or actually using government motor transportation. Officials who are assigned government motor transportation, but are not able to use said vehicle for justifiable reasons, as determined by the DBM, may be granted transportation allowance during the said period;(b) Representation and transportation allowances of local government officials who are of equivalent rank to the foregoing officials, as determined by the DBM, shallbe at the same percentages of the salary rates authorized for their corresponding income classification in accordance with Section 10 of R.A. No. 6758 andsubject to the Personnel Services limitations under Section 325(a) of R.A. No. 7160;(c) No amount of representation or transportation allowances, whether commutable or reimbursable, which exceed the rates authorized under this Section may be granted to the foregoing officials. Previous administrative authorizations inconsistent with the rates and conditions specified herein shall no longer be valid andpayment shall not be allowed; and(d) The pertinent provisions of N.B.C. No. 593 and Local Budget Circular No. 157, both dated May 3, 2024, and such other guidelines issued by the DBM. ... See MoreSee Less

Officials Authorized to Use Government Motor Vehicle

(a) The President of the Philippines;(b) The Vice-President;(c) The President of the Senate;(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives;(e) The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;(f) Presiding Justices of the Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and the Sandiganbayan;(g) The Department Secretaries; Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and officials of equivaleat rank;(h) Ambassadors, Ministers Plenipotentiary and Consuls in charge of consolates in their respective stations abroad;(i)The Chief of Staff, the Vice-Chief of Staff, and the Commanding Generals of the Major Services of the AFP;(j) Heads of Constitutional Commissions and the Ombudsman;(l) Bureau Directors, Department Regional Directors and Bureau Regional Directors; and(m) Those who may be specifically authorized by the President of the Philippines, with respect to the Executive Branch, the Senate President, with respect to the Senate, the Speaker, with respect to the House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice, in the case of the Judiciary.(Section 65, General Provisions, 2025 GAA) ... See MoreSee Less

LOOK: The Miscellaneous Personnel Benefit Fund (MPBF) for FY 2025 amounting to ₱129 billion will cover, among others, the following:

✔️ ₱8 billion - Performance-Based Bonus✔️ ₱6.5 billion - Filling up of Unfilled Positions✔️ ₱200 million - Legal Defense Fund✔️ ₱70 billion - compensation adjustment✔️ ₱11 billion - other personnel benefits✔️ ₱11.4 billion - staffing modification and upgrading of salaries✔️ ₱975 million - adjustment in overseas and other allowances ... See MoreSee Less

#dbmupdates | 2026 Budget Call

NBM 153 — National Budget Call for FY 2026 ... See MoreSee Less