Published May 10, 2021, 3:36 PM
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor on Monday, May 10 called on government to release a day early the mid-year bonuses of its personnel, possibly on May 14.d Under Republic Act No. 11466, state workers, from the President down to the lowest paid janitor or clerk, are entitled to a mid-year incentive equivalent to one month salary. The law states that the mid-year bonus should be given “not earlier than May 15 of every year.” “The early release of their incentive will be a big help to our more than one million workforce in the bureaucracy amid the pandemic, especially our healthcare and other front-liner workers, ” Defensor said.