As Christmas Bonus Provincial employees, officials get P20T,rice

CEBU, Philippines - Each of the Capitol officials and employees will get at least P20,000 and a sack of Ganador rice as Christmas bonus.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced the good news for the provincial officials and employees yesterday during their Christmas party.

Except for the sack of rice, the amount was the same as last year. However, those who are receiving a monthly salary higher than P20,000 will receive an equivalent of their one month salary as bonus.

Garcia explained that the amount is equivalent to the average satisfactory rating of all the provincial offices and departments.

Had they got very satisfactory or outstanding performance rating, each would have gotten P25,000 or P30,000, respectively.

“We have adopted a very rigid performance rating,” Garcia said.

The performance team submitted their findings for the validation team to check before it was approved by the governor.

The Province has adopted the performance based rating in the giving of the Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI).

The practice before was that each employee is rated and received the corresponding amount.

This time, Garcia modified the process by getting the average rating of all the offices and departments and the tendency is that those getting high rating would be pulled down while those getting low rating would be pulled up.

“Way basolay kinsa nakabira sa rating,” Garcia said.

Also, all the departments were clustered into six for their Christmas presentation contest yesterday.

The Executive cluster won the first prize bagging the P35,000 cash prize. Agri-Med cluster won the second prize with P30,000 while the P25,000 third prize went to the Legislative. Non-winning groups got P10,000 each as consolation prize.

Members of the Provincial Board surprised the audience with their presentation.

Vice Governor Agnes Magpale led the Legislative in dramatizing the cybersex operation in Cordova town with Board Member Julian Daan, a popular radio talent, acting as director.

Daan’s wife, Yoly and Board Member Ian Zambo acted as the couple using their daughters in the cybersex business after they were convinced by Board Member Sergio Restauro to engage the business in exchange of money from abroad.

Board Members Thadeo Ouano, Arleigh Jay Sitoy and Wilfredo Caminero acted as the girls posing in front of the webcam while Board Members Sun Shimura and Jose Ribomapil Holganza, Jr. acted as foreign clients.

Board Members Alex Binghay and Peter John Calderon played the role of law enforcers with Magpale and Board Member Carmen Remedios Meca as officials of the Provincial Women’s Commission.

Board Members Jude Thaddeus Sybico and Joven Mondigo played as members of the media. — (FREEMAN)