Increase in Clothing Allowance for Government Employees

The General Appropriations Act of 2012 - General Provisions only.

One of important pointers here that LGU employees especially LFC, LCE and local budget officers should take note is the provision in Sec. 39.

Sec. 39. Uniform or Clothing Allowance. The appropriations provided for each department, bureau, office or agency may be used for uniform or clothing allowance of employees at not more than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000) each per annum, subject to the rules and regulations issued by the DBM. In case of deficiency, or in the absence of appropriation for the purpose, the requirements shall be charged against available savings of the agency.

GAA 2012 General Provisions

One of the important questions that we could raise here is can we implement the P5,000 clothing allowance at the LGU level immediately as long as there is an appropriation or do we still need to wait of an implementing guidelines/circular from the DBM or DILG?