The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated on June 12 the suspension of the current system for evaluating employee performance bonuses but clarified that 2022 and 2023 bonuses would not be affected.

It may be recalled that on June 3, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 61 suspending the current Results-Based Performance Management (RBPM) and Performance-Based Incentive (PBI) systems. The move aims to “streamline, align and harmonize” the current system to ensure a timely disbursement of the bonuses, believing the current process has become “duplicative and redundant.” 

However, the policy has created uncertainty among government employees about their previous bonuses.

The DBM emphasized this suspension will not affect the issuance of performance-based bonuses already earned in 2022 and 2023.

Employees who meet the performance criteria will receive these incentives consistently.

However, the picture for 2023 bonuses is less clear. The DBM mentioned that its issuance “might be refined” under the new system. 

The good news for government employees expecting the 2024 Performance Enhancement Incentive (PEI) is that its budget allocation has been “released comprehensively” for the continued disbursement of government offices. Meanwhile, the 2025 bonus will be part of the National Expenditure Program. 

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers has expressed support reviewing bureaucratic performance systems, stating they burden teachers with paperwork instead of improving their well-being and quality of teaching.