NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
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SENATE
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Introduced by Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID
AN ACT
INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA) 
GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(P5/000)/ APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
All government employees are given the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance 
(PERA), which is a subsidy, to help them get by during times of economic hardship 
and rising costs. The PERA's original purpose was to provide as a safety net against 
the soaring costs of essential goods brought on by rising oil prices and the unrest in 
the Middle East.
PERA was first approved to government employees in 1991. In 1993, then 
President Fidel V. Ramos issued Administrative Order No. 53 mandating the grant of 
additional compensation amounting to Five Hundred Pesos (Php. 500.00) per month.
In June 17, 2009, the House of Representatives and the Senate issued Joint 
Resolution No. 4, mandating the One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (Php. 1,500.00) 
additional compensation to the Five Hundred Pesos (Php. 500.00) existing PERA, with 
a total of Two Thousand Pesos (Php. 2,000.00).
Even before it could be felt by government workers, the Two Thousand Peso 
PERA had long since been exhausted by the soaring cost of energy, transportation, 
commodities, and services owing to a variety of circumstances, most notably the


COVID-19 epidemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
Sa darning kinakaharap na suHranin ng ating mga manggagawa sa pamahataan 
tulad ng matas na halaga ng gasoHna, pamasahe, kuryente, serbisyo at mga bHihin. 
Nararapat lamang na umagapay ang pamahalaan sa mga manggagawa nito. Ang mga 
benepisyong ibinibigay ng pamahalaan sa kanyang mga kawani ay tunay dapat na 
tumutugon sa kanilang mga kagyat na pangangailangan upang matumbasan ang 
kanil ang dedikasyon sa pagiHingkod sa mga mamamayan.
This bill seeks to raise the amount of financial aid provided to our government 
workers to help cover part of their current-day expenditures for basic goods and 
services. If passed into law, this will relieve government workers of the burden of 
caring for their basic needs, allowing them to focus and become even more inspired 
to serve our countrymen.
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly sought
LAPID
Senator


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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. ^^53
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Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid
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AN ACT
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INCREASING THE PERSONNEL ECONOMIC RELIEF ALLOWANCE (PERA)
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GRANTED TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO FIVE THOUSAND PESOS
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(P5,000), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). — The Personnel
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Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) granted to government employees in the amount
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of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000) per month is hereby adjusted to Five Thousand
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Pesos (P5,000) per month.
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This allowance shall be subject to an automatic yearly adjustment equivalent
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to any increase in the annual inflation rate in the country.
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SECTION 2. Coverage. — The PERA shall be granted to all government
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personnel, whether employed by the national or local governments, appointive or
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elective, and whether occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions, as provided
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for by Republic Act No. 6758, or the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of
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1989," as amended, as well as military and uniformed personnel. Provided, That
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government personnel stationed abroad already receiving overseas allowances shall
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not be entitled to the provisions of this Act.
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SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days
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from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM),
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shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation
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of this Act.
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SECTION 4. Appropriations. — For the first year of the implementation of this
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Act, funds necessary for the PERA of national and local government units shall be
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charged against savings, which for this purpose includes unreleased appropriations
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and other programmed appropriations. Thereafter, the amount necessary shall be
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provided in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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SECTION 5. Separabiiity Clause. — In the event that any part, section or
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provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court,
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the remaining provisions thereby shall remain valid and in full force and effect as if
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the sections or provisions so annulled or voided had never been incorporated herein.
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders,
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issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof not consistent with the provisions of
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this Act are hereby repealed or modified and/or superseded as case may be by this
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Act accordingly.
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SECTION 7. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation, whichever comes earlier.
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Approved,