REPORT ON LBPEA REGULAR MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

LBPEA NEB REGULAR MEETING
September 19-20, 2013
by: SONIA D. BROTARLO-Director for Visayas

AGENDA:
1. CNA Incentive –
-On July 11, 2013, a meeting was held between LBPEA and HRMG, PAD, ERD where LBPEA raised the issue on CNA Incentive but initially Atty. Mon Cervantes opined that the conditions required in DBM Circular do not concur in the Bank’s situation since the actual operating expenses are less than the DBM-approved level of operating expenses in the Corporate Operating Budget as to generate sufficient source of funds for the payment of CNA Incentive.

-However despite the seemingly negative response to our request, LBPEA did not stop from pursuing a persistent demand for this benefit.

-Fortunately, the CNA Incentive was revitalized  on August when our management gave LBPEA an instruction to issue a Supplemental CNA specifying the grant of CNA Incentive  

-LBP Management then submitted on September 9, 2013 to CSC the Supplemental Agreement to the CNA for approval.

-This is what we are all waiting at this time- the approval of CSC of our Supplemental CNA.

-It was brought our during LBPEA meeting that the expected release of CNA is perhaps October and the expected amount is estimated to be at P9,600 per year so our request is for 2 years.

2. Request of LBPEA to finance outstanding Countryside Builders Multi-Purpose Cooperative
The PFO already approved the loan facility for take out  of existing loans with Countryside Builders MPC at 7% per annum.

Requirements are as follows:
-application form duly accomplished by the borrower
-original latest billing/statement of account
-deed of undertaking
-pre-signed all purpose loan application

3. Zamboanga Calamity
-Financial assistance was given to the employees in Zamboanga area ranging from p5t to P10t each.  A calamity loan facility for P100t at 2% interest per annum for 5 yrs was also opened by PFO for the affected employees.
-LBPEA will be proposing to the PF Board the waiver of the P4t net pay requirement for the employees affected who will not be qualified to avail by reason of insufficient mntp.

4. GCG PRESENTATION OF CPCS
KAMAGGFI was invited to Malacanang last September 9, 2013 for the presentation by GCG of the CPCS and LBPEA representatives were there in attendance.

The salient points during the presentation are as follows:

a. The GCG will provide parameters for the payplan consisting of the minimum, medium, and maximum pay.

b. The management of the GOCCs/GFIs are given the discretion to design the payplan suited to their respective agencies for as long as they are within the GCG standard.  However, the good news for the employees is that the Employees Unions will give their conforme on the agencies payplan prior to submission with the GCG.

c. The existing pay grade system will be replaced with a new salary grade system and for LBP it will range from SG 1 to 21.  

d. Implementation of salary rationalization is not within 2013 but on 2014.

e. According to the GCG, the GOCCs/GFIs will continue to enjoy the existing authorized benefits.

f. Modifications will be on the MIP-
-MIP 1 step increment (no change)
-MIP 2 our existing scheme will be replaced with the New PBB as requested by the KAMAGGFI.  All employees will be entitled to receive and there will be no FORCED MARGINAL RANKING.

New PBB:
-150% of the basic salary- 10% of the population
-100% of the basic salary- 25% of the population
-50% of the basic salary- 65% of the population
(EXCEPT those with administrative cases and those with marginal rating based on performance)

-MIP 3 – the existing basis on computation of productivity wherein increment of the 2 annual income periods were taken to arrive at the base will be replaced with a new computation which is 10% of the Net Income.

5. Anniversary token for the contractuals
LBPEA request for anniversary token for the contractuals is still pending approval subject to COA guidelines.

6. Employees Profiling
-LBPEA created a taskforce to study the employees profile particularly those with no promotion since LBP entry, those who were not promoted for more than 5 years or 10 years since last promotion, and those in acting capacity for more than 10 years.

-LBPEA will recommend to the Sector Heads for the upgrading/promotion of the employees

-LBPEA was given approval by SVP Junet Climaco to closely coordinate with PAD on the records of the employees. Our CSS Head-SVP Climaco is very supportive of the project of LBPEA on Employees Profiling.

-LBPEA will be proposing for the lifting of the 3 position transfers prior to promotion/upgrading

7. On Merger
-As discussed during the meeting that with the merger on the offing, SIP is a possibility for those who are 50 years old and with 20years in the service. But nothing is definite yet on this regard.  LBPEA is awaiting for the result of our pending request for SIP.

8. ACAPERA
-LBPEA considered CLOSED the issue on additional ACAPERA

Ma'am nga pala ang status ng mga untog sa susunod na MIP.thank you.

mario sulit wrote:

Ma'am nga pala ang status ng mga untog sa susunod na MIP.thank you.

The new payplan will correct the existing problem on UNTOG.

ang Ibig mo bang sabihin na tapos na yung untog issue, na yung hindi nabigyan hindi na talaga mabibigyan???

palosapis wrote:

ang Ibig mo bang sabihin na tapos na yung untog issue, na yung hindi nabigyan hindi na talaga mabibigyan???

Mali po kayo Sir. Mabibigyan na po lahat ng mga UNTOGs. Ang salary rationalization po na ito ay full implementation na po ng payplan natin di po ba kasi interim increase lg po yong binigay sa atin noong 2011 dahil hinihintay pa itong GCG designed na salary increase.  Salamat po Sir Palosapis sa tanong ninyo!

Our management sent a memo request to GCG to implement the step increment for UNTOG. However, the GCG denied the request since the salary rationalization is being finalized. We have a copy of the memo at the LBPEA Office.

Ok.salamat po ma'am.More power and GOD BLESS.

Salamat Mam Sonia, ang nangyari kasi parang discrimanation sa mga matatagal na sa Bangko, medyo may edad na at hindi na promote. yung untog issue. ..Naibigay na kasi ang MIP 1 noong January pa sa mga hindi pa "untog" tapos na yun......     pero ang mga Na untog "wala".... maghintay pa pa sa salary rationalization, lahat naman may increase sa Salary rationanlization hindi man lang ang may untog....

Dapat pag may increase ano man yun , lahat mabibigyan....lahat naman nag nagtratrabaho para sa Bangko .......

Yes Sir the LBPEA NEB fully understood the situation because most of us also fell squarely under the UNTOG category infact almost 35% of the workforce were affected.  Immediately after the grant of MIP 1, we sent memo to the management copy furnished the LandBank BOD to ask clearance from GCG to release the step increment for UNTOG. Favorably, our management acceded to our request. However unfavorably, the GCG denied it per memo dated May 15, 2013 signed by Chairman Villanueva since, as you may have read the rationale behind its denial, it will be addressed by the CPCS before end of this year.  In terms of salary increases for GOCCs/GFIs, the GCG has the final say under the law.

Maraming salamat po Sir Palosapis!

good morning madam sonia, may update ba?

black man wrote:

good morning madam sonia, may update ba?

Sir,

Thank you for your query.

Actually, we get to receive the most reliable updates during the NEB meeting because they are officially part of the agenda. There were instances in the past where I gave bits of information outside the meeting but then I staked my name on them which made things quite difficult because if something gets wrong I get verbally castigated(joke po Kuya Rey).

I will give you update if I am already 100% sure. Let us be happy and contented with the fact that GCG assured us during the meeting in Malacanang last September 9 that our previously approved authorized benefits will not be affected.

Maraming salamat po!

kailan po kaya maimplement ang cpcs January 2014?