SOLON SEEKS INCREASE OF PERA

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Solon seeks increase of workers allowance

Published : Sunday, January 22, 2012


DUE to the rising cost of living in the country, a militant lawmaker is pushing for the approval of a measure seeking to increase the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) granted to state workers.

In filing House Bill 5662, ACT Teacher Rep. Antonio Tinio said that it is about time to increase the PERA from P2,000 to P4,000 in order for the government employees to cope with the rising cost of basic commodities and services.

“An increase in the PERA will offer government personnel more substantial relief from the erosion of the purchasing power of public sector salaries and wages,” Tinio said.

The PERA was first granted to government employees in 1991, in the amount of P500 per month. An additional compensation of P1,500 was given by virtue of Joint Resolution 4 issued by the House of Representatives and the Senate on 17 June 2009 totaling to P2,000.

The PERA is granted monthly to all public sector employees, whether paid on salary, wage or base pay basis across all agencies. This benefit is considered as a supplement to their basic compensation.

Under the proposed measure of Tinio, the augmentation of the PERA shall be referred as the Augmented Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (APERA). Jester P. Manalastas

Thanks Jonacel for this good news! This bill on Augmented Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (APERA) is indeed good news for government workers if approved an increase from P2T to 4T. However let us hope that the issue on the controversial exclusion will not be repeated.

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We discussed with Atty. Mon Cervanted this ACA/PERA but the stand of the management is that we are not entitled. Although we informed him of the possibility of seeking clarification with DBM which LBPEA is planning to do.

May timeline ba tayo with regard the seeking of clarification of this issue with DBM Madam? Tama yung opinion ni Terry, ang dapat gumalaw ay yung mga nasa baba ng echelon kasi malaking bagay ang ACA/PERA increase sa kanila, unlike sa mga nasa itaas. May nagsabi din sa blog na ito to the effect na MMOI ay nagrequest na pero di nga napagbigyan, how much more daw sa LBPEA? This should be taken as a challenge, kung di nila kaya (MMOI), baka with the appropriate moves and intervention (through the clarification with DBM), baka maibigay. Ika nga "It is better to have tried and failed than to have not tried at all"

Indeed a good news, but let the ACA/PERA issue at LBP be settled first because the proposal is in pursuance to the application of the existing benefit, meaning an amendment for increase in the amount. Kung ganun din ang interpretation sa law/rules, di rin tayo kasali dyan.

di man din siguro tayo magkakaroon ng 4t na aca/pera... di nga maibigay yung 2t.. yan pa kaya....

tama ka pare ko. sigurado sa guidelines nyan nakalagay na naman don na EXCLUDED yon mga may sarling charter.

sa totoo lang po, hanggat di po lumalabas ang decision ng COLA mula sa supreme court ay huwag po kayong aasa na magbibigay ang management ng increase o panibagong benepisyo para sa mga empleyado. ngayon pag pumabor po sa decision sa kanila ay saka pa lang po sila magbibigay ng kung ano pa man benipisyo. kumbaga, yon mga dapat nilang ibigay ngayon ay ipang dagdag na lang nila na pambayad sa mga petitioners kung sakali man di pumabor sa kanila

wild imagination ko lng po yan.