Republic of the Philippines 
 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19th CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.  ____ 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by REP. BERNADETTE “DETTE” G. ESCUDERO 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT 
MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE 
(PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) is a subsidy granted to all 
government workers as a form of assistance to help make ends meet in the face of economic 
crisis as well as higher prices. The original intent of the PERA in the early 1990s was as an 
emergency allowance to serve as a buffer against skyrocketing prices of basic commodities 
due to oil price hikes and instability in the Middle East.  
However, higher gasoline prices, higher transportation fares and higher prices of 
basic commodities since the PERA's inception have proven that the PERA augments the 
earnings of a government worker not just as an emergency allowance, but as a major source 
of additional funding to be able to afford basic commodities. Further, any adjustments to 
the PERA will need legislation to further augment the value of the allowance versus 
economic reality.  
This bill realizes the true worth and intent of the PERA as a form of economic relief, 
and proposes that the PERA be subject to an automatic yearly adjustment equivalent to any 
increase of the annual inflation rate in the country. This makes the PERA responsive to the 
needs of the government worker in the event of high prices.  
In view of the foregoing circumstances, the immediate approval of this measure is 
earnestly urged. 
     BERNADETTE “DETTE” G. ESCUDERO 
July 26, 2022
6:22 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19th CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.  ____ 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by REP. BERNADETTE “DETTE” G. ESCUDERO 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING AN INCREASE AND AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT 
MECHANISM IN THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE 
(PERA) GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). - The Personnel 
Economic Relief Allowance being granted to employees of the government shall be subject 
to an automatic yearly adjustment equivalent to any increase of the annual inflation rate in 
the country. 
Concomitantly, upon the effectivity of this Act, the current PERA in the amount of 
Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000) per month is hereby adjusted to Four Thousand (P4,000) per 
month. 
Sec. 2. Coverage. The PERA shall be granted to civilian government personnel 
whether employed by the national or local governments, appointive or elective, and whether 
occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions, whose positions are covered by Republic 
Act No. 6758, the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989," as amended, as 
well as military and uniformed personnel: Provided, That government personnel stationed 
abroad already receiving overseas allowances shall not be entitled to the provisions of this 
Act. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations. For the first year of the implementation of this Act, funds 
necessary for the PERA of national and local government agencies shall be charged against 
savings, which for this purpose includes unreleased appropriations and other programmed 
appropriations. Thereafter, the amount necessary shall be provided in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of Budget and 
Management shall issue the corresponding implementing rules and regulations within 
fifteen days from the effectivity of this Act. 
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Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof 
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
 
Sec. 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the publication in 
the Official Gazette or in one newspaper off general circulation.  
 
Approved,