- CHERY G. CRUZ
Employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform will receive their performance-based bonus this week, DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said.
“With this bonus, we hope to inspire the best performers to continue their exemplary work in DAR, be a model to their colleagues, and prod others to work even harder to serve agrarian reform beneficiaries better,” Estrella said in a statement as he thanked all employees who had been working hard, especially during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2021.
Estrella said 92 percent of the 8,462 DAR employees will receive the PBB following a stringent evaluation of their performance for year 2021. He added the DAR received P141.31 million from the Department of Budget and Management to finance the bonus.
“The PBB evaluation tool will help strengthen the accountability of DAR offices and public servants to perform their mandated duties,” he stressed
PBB is an incentive mechanism given to reward government employees for good governance and meritorious performance of a government agency. It is based on Executive Order No. 80, series of 2012, which seeks to recognize and reward agencies and employees for exemplary performance in government, and covers all government employees, including those working in government-owned and controlled corporations, and state universities and colleges.
The DAR said that under the guidelines, eligible agencies, departments, and local government units are judged based on performance results, process results, and citizen or client satisfaction results.
To qualify for the grant, a government agency must attain a total score of at least 70 points and achieve at least a rating of four for the three criteria based on the PBB scoring system.
“I am very proud that the DAR scored 85 points, and for this, the employees will get 55.25 percent of their 2021 basic salary,” Estrella said.
The DAR 6, headed by regional director Sheila Enciso, meanwhile, marked the 35th Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) with various activities and sports fest, from June 26 to 28./CGC
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DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III
