BACOLOD City – Employees of the Bacolod City Government will receive an additional bonus of P15,000 each after the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod finally approved during its special session the request of acting Mayor Greg Gasataya for additional windfalls for regular and casual employees. Acting City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said the city government is trying to hasten the release of the additional bonuses before the year ends since there are only two remaining office days left before the New Year. Last year, City Hall workers got P30,000 each in additional bonus which was funded by savings from vacant positions. City Hall sources said the 2015 additional bonus is lower as vacant positions were filled up before Mayor Monico Puentevella served his suspension. “Only Councilor Archie Baribar abstained and qualified his reason during the special session,” Familiaran said. He said Baribar questioned the need for employees to sign a waiver if the bonus will not be disallowed by the Commission on Audit. Familiaran said they asked the budget office if the city could give the employees more than P15,000, but they were told that it is the maximum amount available. The release of the additional bonuses will depend on the preparation of the payrolls of each department. “The city, through an approved appropriation ordinance, allocated P26 million for the additional bonuses of 1,640 regular and plantilla casual employees, while P1 million will go to the terminal pay of employees who have resigned from City Hall,” Familiaran added. Also, the SP approved the request of Gasataya to extentd for another six months the garbage collection contract of Dynamic Builders and Construction Inc. By: Dolly Yasa
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