OVER DELAY IN ADD’L PAY

LINGAYEN–Gov. Victor Agbayani held a dialogue with department heads of the provincial government last Wednesday to explain the delay in the release of the additional compensation allowance (adcom) of employees.

The promised bonanza of P1,000 per employee, was  retroactive to January.

It was learned that employees have become restive over the long delay in the release of their financial benefits which they earlier expected to use for the school enrollment of their children.

Agbayani told department heads that the adcom as programmed would be sourced from the additional Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the province for 2000 and 2001 but which were withheld by the national government.

Provincial Budget Officer Hilaria Claveria said the amount due to Pangasinan is estimated at P110 million, and the province is expecting some P65 million to P80 million in interest rates alone.

Last year, Malacañang agreed to release the additional IRA of all LGUs through the banks at discounted rates dubbed as “Miracle Program”.

While other local government units opted to use their monetized IRA for other programs and projects, the province decided to use it to pay for the additional allowance of its employees

The additional IRA of the province was supposed to be released by the Department of Budget and Management on staggered basis within seven years but the latter opted to avail of the monetization of the IRAs through the bank to enable it to pay the ad com amounting to P40 million a year.

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