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Article: Zambo city employees get P17T each extra cash gift.
- Article from:
- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- December 16, 2008
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 16 (PNA) -- Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat has ordered the release of almost P35 million for the payment of P17,000 extra cash gift to each of the 2,045 employees of the city government beginning Tuesday, Dec. 16.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in Manila has issued Local Budget Memorandum 58 allowing the grant of additional benefits/extra cash gift chargeable against the savings of local government units.
"This is made possible because of sound fiscal management," Mayor Lobregat said, stressing that because of sufficient savings, the city government is able to provide for all the benefits due the workers even if ...