09/10/2026
From the Department of Budget and Management:
๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐ก๐; ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ณ๐ต ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
๐๐ฆ๐ค. ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ, ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
MANILA, Philippines โ A performance bonus before year-end and greater employment stability for university educators.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon brought double good news to the University of the Philippines (UP) community on Friday, October 9, announcing that the entire UP System is eligible for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), which eligible personnel can expect to receive before the end of 2026.
The Budget Chief also confirmed DBMโs approval of the conversion of 179 part-time faculty positions into regular positions at UP Manila, along with the reclassification of five faculty items, strengthening employment stability and institutional support for educators preparing the countryโs future healthcare professionals.
โIf we want students to have a better future, we must also take better care of the people preparing them for that future,โ Secretary Kim emphasized during his visit to UP Manila.
๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐ก๐
Secretary Kim confirmed that the entire UP System has qualified for the FY 2024 Performance-Based Bonus, recognizing the collective performance and contributions of its professors, researchers, healthcare professionals, and administrative, technical, and support personnel.
More importantly, he announced when eligible personnel can expect to receive their bonuses.
โYou can expect to receive your FY 2024 Performance-Based Bonus before the end of this year!โ Secretary Kim declared, bringing welcome news to the UP community ahead of the holiday season.
The announcement covers the entire UP System, recognizing the collective efforts of personnel across the national university who help deliver quality education, advance research, provide healthcare, and sustain essential public services.
Secretary Kim stressed that the accomplishments of an institution are made possible by people whose contributions extend far beyond classrooms and laboratories, including those working behind the scenes to keep university operations running.
โExcellence is a collective effort. And when an institution performs, the people who make that performance possible deserve recognition,โ he said.
The Budget Chief emphasized that the PBB is earned recognition for the dedication and performance of government personnel, reinforcing the importance of rewarding excellence and accountability in public service.
โGood performance in government should not only be expected. It should also be recognized,โ he added.
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๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐ก๐; ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ณ๐ต ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
๐๐ฆ๐ค. ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ, ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
MANILA, Philippines โ A performance bonus before year-end and greater employment stability for university educators.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon brought double good news to the University of the Philippines (UP) community on Friday, October 9, announcing that the entire UP System is eligible for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), which eligible personnel can expect to receive before the end of 2026.
The Budget Chief also confirmed DBMโs approval of the conversion of 179 part-time faculty positions into regular positions at UP Manila, along with the reclassification of five faculty items, strengthening employment stability and institutional support for educators preparing the countryโs future healthcare professionals.
โIf we want students to have a better future, we must also take better care of the people preparing them for that future,โ Secretary Kim emphasized during his visit to UP Manila.
๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐ก๐
Secretary Kim confirmed that the entire UP System has qualified for the FY 2024 Performance-Based Bonus, recognizing the collective performance and contributions of its professors, researchers, healthcare professionals, and administrative, technical, and support personnel.
More importantly, he announced when eligible personnel can expect to receive their bonuses.
โYou can expect to receive your FY 2024 Performance-Based Bonus before the end of this year!โ Secretary Kim declared, bringing welcome news to the UP community ahead of the holiday season.
The announcement covers the entire UP System, recognizing the collective efforts of personnel across the national university who help deliver quality education, advance research, provide healthcare, and sustain essential public services.
Secretary Kim stressed that the accomplishments of an institution are made possible by people whose contributions extend far beyond classrooms and laboratories, including those working behind the scenes to keep university operations running.
โExcellence is a collective effort. And when an institution performs, the people who make that performance possible deserve recognition,โ he said.
The Budget Chief emphasized that the PBB is earned recognition for the dedication and performance of government personnel, reinforcing the importance of rewarding excellence and accountability in public service.
โGood performance in government should not only be expected. It should also be recognized,โ he added.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ณ๐ต ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
In another significant development, Secretary Kim announced DBMโs approval of the conversion of 179 part-time faculty positions into regular positions at UP Manila, providing greater employment stability and institutional support for the universityโs teaching workforce.
DBM likewise approved the reclassification of five faculty items to align their position nomenclature with their updated full-time status under their respective unique item numbers.
While these personnel actions may sound technical, Secretary Kim emphasized that their impact is both practical and personal.
For the affected faculty members, the approvals mean greater employment stability and stronger institutional support. For UP Manila, they help build a more stable teaching workforce capable of sustaining quality instruction, research, and public service.
โThe people we entrust with preparing our future doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals also deserve a stronger foundation for their own future,โ the Budget Chief stressed.
He underscored that supporting educators is directly connected to improving the quality of education Filipino students receive.
โWhen we give our educators greater stability, we give our students a stronger foundation for success,โ Secretary Kim added.
๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ข ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ
Beyond the immediate benefits to UP personnel, Secretary Kim emphasized that the two announcements reflect the governmentโs broader commitment to expanding access to free, quality higher education by strengthening the people and institutions responsible for delivering it.
The announcements were made during the Budget Chiefโs inspection of UP Manilaโs modern medical and nursing simulation facilities, which provide hands-on training for future doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
As the countryโs National Health Sciences Center, UP Manila plays a critical role in preparing health professionals who will eventually serve patients and communities across the Philippines.
Secretary Kim stressed that investments in modern laboratories, medical equipment, and learning facilities must be matched by meaningful support for the educators, researchers, and university personnel who put these resources to productive use.
โA university is not made excellent by its buildings alone. It is made excellent by the people who bring those buildings to life,โ he emphasized.
UP Manila Chancellor Dr. Michael L. Tee likewise underscored the importance of developing the universityโs faculty, researchers, and administrative personnel alongside investments in modern facilities.
According to Chancellor Tee, government support for UP Manila creates a multiplier effect by strengthening education, research, and healthcare while building the countryโs capacity to respond to the health needs of its people.
For Secretary Kim, this is precisely why strengthening the welfare and institutional support of university personnel must remain an essential part of improving public higher education.
โWe cannot build a stronger public education system without building a stronger foundation for the people who sustain it,โ he stressed.
A proud UP alumnus, Secretary Kim said the two announcements demonstrate the governmentโs commitment to translating public resources into concrete benefits for educators, students, and ultimately, the Filipino people.
The developments also support President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.โs commitment to expanding access to free, quality higher education and strengthening the institutions and personnel responsible for delivering it.
โOur job is to turn public resources into public results. Every peso invested in education should create an opportunity, strengthen an institution, improve a service, or change a life,โ Secretary Kim concluded.
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