Retroactive Payment of the January - August 2024 Salary and Mid-Year Bonus Differential

INSTRUCTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 64 S. 2024 (Updating the Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel and Authorizing the Grant of an Additional Allowance, and for other Purposes)

Pursuant to the National Budget Circular No. 594 entitled Implementation of the First Tranche of the Updated Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Under Executive Order (BO) No. 64 s. 2024, this is to provide guidance on the implementation of the salary adjustment/schedule effective 01 January 2024.

In this regard, the Human Resource Management Officers (HRMOs) and/or Administrative Officers (AOs) are hereby instructed that the Notice of Salary Adjustments (NOSAs) should have been issued based on the Section 7.0 of the National Budget Circular No. 594 or the Procedural Guidelines of the implementation of the First Tranche Salary Schedule.

Section 8.0 of the said NBC provides that:

"The amounts required for the salary adjustment of civilian government personnel in FY 2024 shall be charged against the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) and any available appropriations under RA No. 11975 or the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulations. *

Moreover, Section 9.0 of the DBM circular states that the DBM shall release to the agencies concerned the Special Allotment Release Orders (SAROs) to implement the first tranche of the salary adjustment.

The implementation of this issuance shall prompt the retroactive payment of the January to August 2024 salary differential of eligible employees as well as their differential pay for Mid-Year Bonus for FY 2024, which shall be charged based on the available Personnel Services (PS) budget while waiting for the release of SARO from the DBM. The Finance sections/units are also instructed to coordinate with the DBM Regional Offices for the immediate release of SARO to their respective regions.

The Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS) of DepEd Central Office shall release the necessary program adjustments in the payroll system to implement the salary increase starting September 2024 payroll preparation.

Furthermore, the Regional Offices are hereby instructed to submit reports on the status of the preparation of NOSA and salary differentials, which shall be submitted to this Office through the official email at bhrod.pd@deped.gov.ph on or before August 30, 2024.