President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of an additional P7.3 billion for the service recognition incentive of teachers and non-teaching personnel.

According to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, the President approved the release to cover the remaining funding requirements for the 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) of qualified teachers and non-teaching personnel nationwide.

Castro said the Department of Budget and Management heeded the order of Marcos and promptly released the funds. The DBM approved the corresponding Notice of Cash Allocation on 27 January, she added.

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

To recall, Marcos, on 11 December, issued Administrative Order (AO) 40, authorizing the grant of a one-time Service Recognition Incentive to all qualified government employees for 2025.

AO 40 states that the grant of the one-time FY 2025 SRI shall be given to all qualified government personnel at a uniform rate not exceeding P20,000.

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