Republic ofthe Philipines
Bepartment of Education
[OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
‘MEMORANDUM
10 : UNDERSECRETARIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
BUREAU, SERVICE AND REGIONAL DIRECTORS:
‘SCHOOLS DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS
ALL OTHERS CONCERNED.
SUBJECT : ADVISORY ON THE GRANT OF FY 2022 SERVICE RECOGNITION
INCENTIVE (SRI)
DATE —:_—=—s« DECEMBER 19, 2022
Administrative Order {AO} No. 1 authorizes the grant of a one-time Service Recognition
Incentive (SRI) for FY 2022 at a uniform rate not exceeding Twenty Thousand Pesos
(PHP20,000.00) for each of qualified employees of the national government.
‘The funding requirement for the purpose will be sourced from available FY 2022
released allotments for Personnel Services and may be augme:
‘modification of allotment.
DepEd shall provide a rate of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (PAP15,000.00) SRI per
lige employee. Finance Undersecretary Annalya M. Sevilla has been instructed to
process and release the SRI not earlier than December 20, 2022° but not later than
Sanuary 6, 2025.
‘Once the funds for the purpose have been modified and made available by the
Department of Budget and Management, the said ineentive shall be paid through cash
to the qualified DepEd officials and employees, and not thru the usual crediting to
their respective ATM payroll account
Im this regard, the disbursements should be made through Cash Advance (CA). For
the teachers and other school personnel, the CAs can be drawn by the DepEd Schools
Division Office (SDO)/Implementing Unit (U) cashier/disbursing officer. Hence,
‘concerned Officials /School Heads are encouraged to strategize and start working on their
pay out plans in order to avoid the building up of long lines/ queuing in their respective
areas and to enstre that full amount of the incentive will be received by DepEd officials
land employees, subject to existing budgeting, accounting and auditing regulations.
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SARA 2 DUTERTE wane
Vice President ofthe Republic ofthe Ph -
For strict com;
‘Secretary of the Department of Education,