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cPcs crRcuLAR No. 2021-003
SUBJECT GRANT OF PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF
ALLOWANCE (PERA)
DATE
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1 Leoel Bases. Executive Order (EO) No. 150, s. 2021 approved the
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Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) and the lndex of
Occupational Services, Position Titles, And Job Grades for GOCCs (lOS-G)
Framework.
Section 5 of the said E.O. provides that "[t]he existing compensation granted by
GOCCs to its officers and employees shall be standardized in accordance with
the CPCS approved under this Order."
Under Chapter Vl(B)(1) of the CPCS, officers and employees of GOCCs shall be
entitled to standard allowances and benefits, including the Personnel Economic
Relief Allowance (PERA) that shall be granted monthly to augment the
compensation of government personnel against the rising cost of living "based
on the prescribed rates, guidelines, and regulations to be promulgated by the
GCG.'
This Circular is being promulgated pursuant to the above directive
2. Covenlce. -
This Circular shall apply to all officers and employees, whether
regular, contractual or casual in nature, of GOCCs and their subsidiaries covered
under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10149.1
3. Exclustotts. - The following are excluded from the coverage of this Circular:
3.1 Officers and employees of GOCCs with approved abolition or deactivation
orders;2
3.2. lndividuals hired by GOCCs without employer-employee relationships
and/or those whose compensation is not sourced from Personal Services
appropriations/budgets of their respective GOCCs, as follows:
(a) Members of the Governing Board;
(b) Consultants and experts hired to perform specific activities or
services with expected outputs;
(c) Laborers hired through job contracts (pakyaw) and those paid on
piecework basis;
(d) Student laborers and apprentices; and
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GOCC Governance Actof2011
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Section 1, E.O. No. 150, s.2021
CPCS CtncumR No.2021-0031 2or3
(e) lndividuals and groups of people whose services are engaged
through job orders, contracts of service, or others similarly situated.
4. Pevuerur or PERA
4.1. The PERA shall be paid only when basic pay (salary, wage, or base pay)
is also paid.
4.2. The PERA at F2,000 per month shall be paid to officers and employees of
GOCCs, provided they render full-time services for eight (8) hours per
working day, twenty-two (22) working days per month (or the number of
assigned working days in any given month), inclusive of leaves of
absences with pay.
4.3. The PERA of personnel who incurred absences without approved leaves
of absence or on leave of absence without pay during the month shall be
computed on the basis of the number of days worked with basic pay. For
each working day, the PERA shall be F90.91 (computed by dividing
F2,000 per month by 22 working days per month).
4.4. The PERA of casual personnel paid on a daily basis shal! also be F90.91
per day.
4.5. The PERA of personnel hired on a part-time basis shall be computed in
direct proportion to the F2,000 per month PERA for full{ime service.
4.6. The PERA of personnel on detailwith other government agencies shall be
paid by their mother agencies.
4.7. The PERA of personnel with pending cases shall be paid for as long as
they render services and are paid their basic salaries/wages or base pay.
5. Funollro Sounces. - The funding for the payment of PERA shall be charged by
GOCCs to their respective approved corporate operating budgets (COBs).
However, it shall be prohibited to source the payment of the said incentive from
the following:
(a) Loans;
(b) Sale of the GOCC's asset(s) for the sole purpose of paying the PERA;
(c) Other schemes analogous to the foregoing.
Furthermore, the GOCCs shall not increase their service fees for the purpose
of augmenting any deficiencies in the amounts prescribed herein, and neither
shall the grant of PERA adversely affect the implementation of
programs/projects, as well as the attainment of performance targets.
6. Respor{srerLrry oF ue GOCCS. - The GOC Cs, acting through their Governing
Boards, shall be responsible for the proper implementation of this Circular,
without prejudice to the refund by the employees concerned of any excess or
unauthorized payments.
CPCS CrncuuR No.2021-0031 3or3
7. Repeeurue Clause. - All other GCG orders, circulars, issuances, and decisions,
Board resolutions, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Circular are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
8. Resouunon or Cases. - Cases not covered by this Circular shall be referred to
the GCG for resolution.
9. Errecrrury Cuuse. - This Circular shall take effect immediately upon its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, and
upon receipt of a formal copy by the University of the Philippines - Office of the
National Admin istrative Reg istrar (U P-ONAR).
oigitally si'.lned by
Carlos G. DomirEuez
oatet 2022.01 .07
10:33:03 +08'00'
PIN JR. CARLOS G.
DOF Secretary
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