Bacolod City releases P9.8-M for salaries of SPES beneficiaries

By Nanette Guadalquiver/Philippine News Agency

SUMMER JOB PAY. Beneficiaries of Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) line up to claim their salaries from the cashiers at the Bacolod City Government Center lobby on Friday (July 26, 2019). More than 80 percent of the 2,042 summer job hires have already received their pay as of Monday. (Photo courtesy Glenn Illorin Ravillo)

BACOLOD CITY — A total of PHP9.885 million has been released by the city government here for the payment of salaries of 2,042 beneficiaries of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES).

Rebecca Balicas, head of the Public Employment Services Office (PESO), told the Philippine News Agency on Monday that more than 80 percent of the summer job participant s have already received their pay.

“The releasing is ongoing. They can claim their salaries until Friday,” she said.

City cashiers started paying the students last Friday at the main lobby of Bacolod City Government Center.

Under the city government’s partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), a total of 130 students were hired for summer jobs this year.

Each beneficiary receives a total pay of PHP9,560 for 20 days of work. Of the total amount, PHP5,736 or 60 percent is paid by the city while the remaining PHP3,842 or 40 percent is shouldered by the DOLE.

The 130 students, who were employed from April 15 to May 8, initially received only the 60 percent, amounting to a total of PHP745,680, since they have to claim their pay from the DOLE separately.

Balicas said they will announce later the schedule of release of the remaining 40 percent.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,912 students received salaries worth PHP9.139 million, all from the city government.

Each of them received PHP4,780, or PHP478 daily for 10 days of work from April 15 to 26, which is the rate prescribed by the DOLE.

Those who have yet to claim their pay can proceed to the PESO office at the third floor of the Government Center to secure a clearance before going to the cashier.

Students can also authorize their parents or immediate family members to receive their salaries. 

For the latest updates about this story, visit the Philippine News Agency website.

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