MANILA, Philippines — Government employees are expected to receive their salaries, bonuses, and allowances faster after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) removed a separate request requirement for agencies seeking funds to cover personnel-related deficiencies.
In a statement Monday, DBM said Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon signed Circular Letter No. 2026-10 dated Sept. 30, allowing the agency to identify and facilitate the release of funds for covered Personnel Services (PS) deficiencies using personnel and financial data already regularly submitted by government agencies.
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This initiative introduced a data-driven approach to processing and releasing funds for personnel services deficiencies for fiscal year 2026.
No More Separate Request
Under the old system, agencies had to submit a separate budget request whenever they had a deficiences in pay and benefits.
Under the new policy, the DBM will proactively check deficiencies using agencies’ regularly updated Personnel Services Itemization and Plantilla of Personnel (PSIPOP) and Financial Accountability Reports (FARs).
The Department of Budget and Management has removed the separate request requirement for covered personnel expenses to streamline the handling of salary and benefit funding gaps.
The new system eliminates the need for agencies to go through another round of paperwork for covered deficiencies, allowing the DBM to act based on information already available in government records.
“ no longer need to request [the funds]. They only need to update what we call the master list of their plantilla positions,” De Leon said. “Once we see that there is a deficiency, even without a request, we will download to them the funds needed to cover the deficiency”.
“There is no longer a need to submit a request. The agency only needs to update what we call its master list of plantilla positions.
If we see that there is a funding deficiency, we will release the funds needed to cover it even without a request,” the DBM chief added.
The reform covers national government agencies (NGAs) with authorized permanent civilian plantilla positions included in the DBM’s web-based PSIPOP and follows President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure that government workers receive their benefits without unnecessary delays.
Hence, if your agency keeps its PSIPOP updated monthly, expect automatic downloading of funds for your regular pay and benefits — no more waiting for your HR to file an extra reques
What Is Covered?
Agencies are required to review their PSIPOP and update their plantilla of personnel every last week of the month. Those records will be the basis for DBM’s assessment.
The streamlined process covers deficiencies involving salaries, step increments, Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA), uniform/clothing allowance, midyear bonus, year-end bonus and cash gift, medical allowance, Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI), representation and transportation allowances (RATA).
It also includes government counterpart contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Pag-IBIG Fund, Employees Compensation Insurance Premium, and Retirement and Life Insurance Premium remitted to GSIS.
What Is NOT Covered?
Requirements arising from hiring, promotion, reclassification, and other human resource actions undertaken after Sept. 30, 2026, when the circular takes effect, will still require a separate budget request for DBM review and evaluation.
Why It Matters for Teachers and Rank-and-File
The reform directly addresses long delays in step increments. For instance, the almost a million public school teachers often wait several months — from two months to even six months or longer — to receive their updated salary adjustments due to a step increment every three years of continuous service.
The improved processing under the new circular will be tested as several mandated bonuses, such as cash gift, year-end bonus, and PEI, are due to be given to government workers in November and December.
DBM also said it will work with DepEd to expedite the FY 2024 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for public school teachers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is DBM Circular Letter No. 2026-10?
It removes the separate request requirement for covered Personnel Services deficiencies, allowing DBM to automatically release funds based on updated PSIPOP and FARs.
What pay and benefits are covered?
Salaries including step increments, PERA, uniform/clothing allowance, mid-year bonus, year-end bonus and cash gift, medical allowance, PEI, RATA, and gov contributions to PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and GSIS.
What is not covered?
Deficiencies from hiring, promotion, reclassification, and other HR actions after Sept 30, 2026 still need a separate request.
Source: Department of Budget and Management
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If DOH has already completed the submission of required documents, there’s a high chance that they will receive their 2024 PBB before year end.