Department of Budget and Management(DBM-)

September 26, 2017 Dear Jerishria Samson, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 25, 2017 11:26:59 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Loyalty Award. Please be guided of the following policy guidelines on the grant of loyalty award and cash gift: 1. Loyalty Award - COA Circular No. 2013-003 as amended by COA Circular No. 003A; and 2. Cash Gift - R.A. No. 6686 as amended by RA 8442. For funding source, generally, both can be charged out of available Personnel Services savings of the agency. PDEA has an appropriation of P8.305M for cash gift under FY 2017 specific budget. Loyalty is chargeable against the PS savings of the agency. Since both are authorized PS benefits, the agency can submit a Special Budget Request in case of deficiency in PS. Your FOI request is approved. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT Boncodin Hall, General Solano St., San Miguel, Manila Metro Manila Area Code: 02. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Evelyn Peralta FOI Receiving Officer