AT LEAST 1,240 city hall employees in Angeles City received their mid-year bonus on May 16, 2022.

Of this number, 879 are permanent employees, 334 are casual, while the 17 are contractual.

Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., earlier released Memorandum No. 648, Series of 2022, ordering the Local Finance Committee and the City Human Resources and Management to compute and release the mid-year bonus for city hall employees.

Flordeliza Santos, president of the Angeles City Employees for a New and Dynamic Angeles (Agenda), thanked Mayor Lazatin for pushing through with the measure.

Lazatin said it is imperative in today’s situation for employees to receive cash bonuses for their hard work and impediment.

He thanked city hall employees who did not put a halt in quality service despite the impending dangers of the Covid-19.

“I am truly indebted to the City Hall employees, dahil po sakanila ay patuloy pa rin ang operasyon ng pagbibigay serbisyo sa ating mga minamahal na Angeleño kahit pa na may banta ng pandemya,” Lazatin said.

The bonuses for employees amount to a one-month basic pay each.

This measure is in reference to Republic Act No. 11466 and the National Budget Circular No. 579 issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on January 24, 2020.