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Republic Act No. 8441.
REPUBLIC ACT NO.
8441
AN ACT
INCREASING THE
CASH GIFT TO FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,000.00), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
EIGHTY-SIX,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section 1. Sec. 1 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 1. All
officials
and employees of the National Government who have rendered at least
four
months of service from January 1 to October 31 of each year and who are
employed in the government service as of October 31 of the same year
shall
each receive a Christmas bonus equivalent to one month basic salary and
additional cash gift of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) to be
implemented
over a period of three (3) years, to wit:
"(a) Two
thousand
pesos
(P2,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1997;
"(b) Three thousand
pesos
(P3,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1998; and
"(c) Five thousand
pesos
(P5,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1999 and thereafter."
Sec. 2. Sec. 2 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.
Officials and
employees
of the National Government who have rendered less than four months of
service
from January 1 to October 31 of each year and who are employed in the
government
service as of October 31 of the same year shall be entitled solely to
the
following percentage of the cash gift:
"Length of
Service
Percentage
"3 months but less
than
4 months 40%
"2 months but less
than
3 months 30%
"1 month but less
than
2
months 20%
"Less than one
month
10%"
Sec. 3. Sec. 3 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3. For
CY 1997,
the
amount needed to implement this Act for national officials and
employees,
and barangay chairmen under Sec. 5 hereof shall be taken from
current
year's appropriations for the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund and
appropriation savings and reserves authorized under Republic Act No.
8250,
the General Appropriations Act for 1997. For the succeeding years, the
amount shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act."
Sec. 4. Sec. 4 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. All
officials
and
employees of local government units may receive the same benefits as
are
provided under Sec.s 1 and 2 of this Act chargeable against their
respective
local funds. For CY 1997, local government units (municipalities,
cities
and provinces) may realign their budgets to give priority to the
funding
requirements under this Act and any deficiency may be booked as
accounts
payable to be paid on a first priority basis in succeeding years."
Sec. 5. Sec. 5 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 5.
Barangay
chairmen
shall each receive a cash gift of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00)
payable
out of the funds provided for in Sec. 3 hereof. This shall be
implemented
in accordance with Sec.s 1 and 2 of this Act."
Sec. 6. Sec. 6 of Republic
Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 6. No
official or
employee shall receive Christmas bonus from any and all sources in
excess
of the one month basic salary and cash gift as provided under Sec.s
1 and 2 of this Act."
Sec. 7. All laws, executive
issuances and any rules and regulations which may be inconsistent with
any of the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed amended, repealed
and
modified accordingly.
Sec. 8. This Act shall
take effect upon its approval.
Approved:
December 22, 1997
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