President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has greenlighted the release of an additional P7.3 billion to cover the remaining funding requirements for the 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of teachers and non-teaching personnel nationwide.

According to Palace press officer and Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro, the President has already approved the release of the funds, ensuring that qualified beneficiaries will receive the full amount of their SRI.

Castro said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) acted swiftly on the President’s directive and approved the corresponding Notice of Cash Allocation on 27 January.

Qualified beneficiaries are now set to receive the full amount of their SRI following the approval of the additional cash allocation.

Earlier, Marcos issued Administrative Order No. 40 on 11 December, authorizing the grant of a one-time Service Recognition Incentive to all qualified government employees for 2025.

“Sa ating mga guro at non-teaching staff, maraming salamat po sa inyong serbisyo at pagsisikap upang gabayan ang kabataan. Saludo po sa inyo ang pamahalaan at ang buong bayan,” Castro said.

AO No. 40 provides that the one-time FY 2025 SRI shall be granted at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.

The incentive covers all civilian personnel occupying regular, contractual, or casual positions in national government agencies, including state universities and colleges, and government-owned or -controlled corporations; military and uniformed personnel; employees in the legislative and judicial branches and other offices with fiscal autonomy; local government units; and local water districts.

To qualify, recipients must still be in government service and must have completed at least an aggregate of four months of satisfactory service as of 30 November 2025.