DO 3, s. 2014 – Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Hazard Pay and Other Benefits to School Health and Nutrition Personnel Under the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers (R.A. No. 7305)
January 29, 2014
DO 3, s. 2014
Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Hazard Pay and Other Benefits to School Health and Nutrition Personnel Under the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers (R.A. No. 7305)
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Heads, Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
- On June 17, 2009 the Senate and House of Representatives passed a Joint Resolution (JR) No. 4 entitled Grant of Compensation-related Magna Carta Benefits to Public Health Workers (PHWs) Needs to be Rationalized to Ensure Equity and Uniformity in Remuneration. In connection with this, there is a need to balance and harmonize the implementation of the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7305 entitled Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Hazard Pay and Other Benefits to School Health and Nutrition Personnel Under the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers and the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on the grant of the said benefits, subject to the availability of government financial resources and the imperative to enforce the rules on the use of funds, particularly savings.
- Pursuant to the compensation principles espoused in the Joint Resolution (JR), the Department of Health-Department of Budget and Management (DOH-DBM) issued the Joint Circular (JC) No. 1, s. 2012 entitled Prescribing the Rules and Regulations on the Grant of Compensation-related Magna Carta Benefits for Public Health Workers.
- In line with this, the Department of Education (DepEd) hereby issues the Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Hazard Pay and Other Benefits to School Health and Nutrition Personnel under the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers, as stipulated in sub-item No. 17.2 under Section 17.0, responsibilities of agency heads, which states that they may issue Magna Carta Benefit as supplement to JC No. 1, s. 2013. Enclosed for reference are the implementing guidelines for adoption of the DepEd.
- All regional directors (RDs) and schools division superintendents (SDSs) and other concerned officials are directed to grant benefits and other incentives due to school health and nutrition workers in accordance with the provisions of these guidelines and the JC.
- Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.