Solon wants to increase the PERA of Gov’t employees to ₱5,000
Solon wants to increase the PERA of Gov’t employees to ₱5,000
What is Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA)?
For
teachers, PERA is a subsidy granted to all government workers as a form of assistance
to help make ends in the face of economic crisis as well as higher prices
For
Philippine National Police (PNP), PERA is an allowance given to all PNP
uniformed personnel below the rank of Police Major to include cadets of the
PNPA amounting to ₱500 per month effective 01 January 1991.
Due
to the rising cost of living, ₱1,500 additional compensation shall be given in
addition to ₱500. The current PERA is two thousand pesos (₱2,000) per month.
The Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) started as a form of additional compensation to buffer against the effects of inflation and rising prices of commodities because of the turmoil in the Middle East in the 1990s.
However,
gasoline prices, transportation fares, and prices of basic commodities have drastically
increased since the inception of PERA have proven that the PERA not only serves
as an emergency allowance that augments the earnings of a government worker but
as a major source of additional funding to be able to afford the basic
commodities. Further, any adjustments will need legislative approval to augment
the value of the allowance versus economic reality.
On July 22, 2020, ACT Teachers led by Representative France L Castro filed House Bill No. 5991 that seeks to increase the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) to ₱5,000 to supplement the public employees’ salaries amid the rising cost of living.
Ang Probinsyano Party-list Representative Alfred C Delos Santos also filed a bill intended for public school teachers that seek to increase ₱8,000 of the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA).
Several lawmakers (from 2004-2022) have filed bills that increase the monthly PERA intended for government employees which ended being consolidated with other similar bills or pending until now.
Senator Raffy
T Tulfo filed the most recent bill (Senate bill No. 2673) regarding the
proposed increase on May 14, 2024. The bill is currently in its first reading
and was referred to the Committees on Civil Service, Government Reorganization
and Professional Regulation, and Finance on May 15, 2024.
HB No | Title | Author/s | Date Filed | Status |
Senate Bill No. 2673 | AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | Tulfo, Raffy T. | May 14, 2024 | Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE |
HB00553 | AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FIVE THOUSAND (P5,000) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | Castro, France L., Brosas, Arlene D., Manuel, Raoul Danniel A. | June 30, 2022 | Referral to the Committee on Appropriations on 2022-07-27 |
HB01927 | AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS | Delos Santos, Alfred C. | July 13, 2022 | Referral to the Committee on Appropriations on 2022-08-02 |
HB02404 | AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | Escudero, Marie Bernadette G. | July 26, 2022 | Referral to the Committee on Appropriations on 2022-08-02 |
HB03557 | AN ACT INCREASING TO THREE THOUSAND PESOS (P3,000) THE MONTHLY PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | Recto, Ralph G. | August 11, 2022 | Referral to the Committee on Appropriations on 2022-08-16 |
HB04436 | AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF | Dionisio, Ernesto Jr. M. | September 9, 2022 | Referral to the Committee on Appropriations on 2022-09-07 |
Senate Bill No. 1378 | AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | Villar, Mark A. | October 12, 2022 | Pending in the Committee (11/7/2022) |
|
HB No |
Title |
Author/s |
Date Filed |
Status |
|
HB No. 1762 |
AN ACT INCREASING TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED PESOS (P1,500) THE MONTHLY PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA)
GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES |
PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A |
July 27, 2004 |
Referral To The Committee On Appropriations
on August 4, 2004 |
|
HB No. 5662 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC
RELIEF ALLOWANCE GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FOUR THOUSAND PESOS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
TINIO, ANTONIO L. |
December 21, 2011 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since January 16, 2012 |
|
HB No. 0250 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC
RELIEF ALLOWANCE GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FOUR THOUSAND PESOS
(P4,000) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
TINIO, ANTONIO L. |
July 1, 2013 |
Consolidated into HB06268 |
|
HB No. 2114 |
AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE
(PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES |
ESCUDERO, EVELINA G. |
July 31, 2013 |
Consolidated into HB06268 |
|
HB No. 0056 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARIES OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND AUGMENTING THE
PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE |
TINIO, ANTONIO L.; CASTRO, FRANCE L.;
CASILAO, ARIEL “KA AYIK” B. |
June 30, 2016 |
Pending with the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
since July 26, 2016 |
|
HB No. 0322 |
AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE
(PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES |
ESCUDERO, EVELINA G. |
June 30, 2016 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since July 26, 2016 |
|
HB No. 2609 |
AN ACT INCREASING TO THREE THOUSAND PESOS
(P3,000) THE MONTHLY PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA |
August 8, 2016 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since August 15, 2016 |
|
HB No. 3069 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,000.00) AND
NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS (P15,000.00) AND AUGMENTING
THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) |
PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L. |
August 24, 2016 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since August 24, 2016 |
|
HB No. 4640 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC
RELIEF ALLOWANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT WORKERS |
PANOTES, MARISOL C. |
December 7, 2016 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since December 13, 2016 |
|
HB No. 5599 |
AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE
(PERA) GRANTED TO ALL WORKERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREOF |
SALO, RON P. |
May 9, 2017 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since May 16, 2017 |
|
HB No. 7211 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARIES OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND AUGMENTING THE
PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE |
TINIO, ANTONIO L.; CASTRO, FRANCE L.;
ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T.; DE JESUS, EMMI A.; ELAGO, SARAH JANE I. |
February 20, 2018 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since February 26, 2018 |
|
HB No. 219 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARIES OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND AUGMENTING THE
PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE |
CASTRO, FRANCE L.; ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI
T.; GAITE, FERDINAND R.; CULLAMAT, EUFEMIA “KA FEMIA” C.; BROSAS,
ARLENE D.; ELAGO, SARAH JANE I. |
July 1, 2019 |
Consolidated into HB05712 and later became RA11466
however PERA was not included |
|
HB No. 661 |
AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE
(PERA) GRANTED TO ALL WORKERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREOF |
SALO, RON P. |
July 1, 2019 |
|
|
HB No. 2027 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM SALARIES OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND AUGMENTING THE
PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE |
HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE “BH” |
July 11, 2019 |
|
|
HB No. 4353 |
AN ACT INCREASING TO THREE THOUSAND PESOS
(P3,000) THE MONTHLY PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA |
September 3, 2019 |
|
|
HB No. 5096 |
AN ACT INCREASING TO FOUR THOUSAND PESOS
(P4,000) THE MONTHLY PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) GRANTED TO
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
THEREOF, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
YAP, VICTOR A. |
October 3, 2019 |
|
|
HB No. 5991 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC
RELIEF ALLOWANCE GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FIVE THOUSAND PESOS
(P5,000) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
CASTRO, FRANCE L.; ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI
T.; GAITE, FERDINAND R.; CULLAMAT, EUFEMIA “KA FEMIA” C.; BROSAS,
ARLENE D.; ELAGO, SARAH JANE I. |
January 22, 2020 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since January 27, 2020 |
|
HB No. 6239 |
AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC
RELIEF ALLOWANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS |
DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C. |
February 10, 2020 |
Pending with the Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS since February 12, 2020 |
The
present ₱2,000 PERA was last adjusted in July 2009 by then President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo. The ensuing years saw no increase in the PERA despite the
continuing rise in the average daily costs. This bill proposes that the Personnel
Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) be subject to an across the board increase and
be subject to an automatic annual adjustment equivalent to any increase of the
annual inflation rate in the country.
The said increase will be very significant assistance that the Filipino people can use in these times of economic hardship. The lawmaker also proposed that the PERA be adjusted yearly according to the annual inflation rate that the country may experience.
This
makes the PERA responsive to the needs of the government workers in the event
of inflation.
SOURCE/S:
http://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB00661
NAPOLCOM Resolution 91-18
Budget Circular Nr 2009-3
https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/4408940064!.pdf