Payment of Loyalty Cash Award is subject to the guidelines set under CSC Memorandum Circular No. 06, s. 2002, COA Circular No. 2013-003A dated September 18, 2013, DepEd Order No. 53, 2003 date June 24, 2003, and DepEd Memorandum No. 153 dated December 04, 2015, amended by DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2015 dated December 8, 2015, and to wit:
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What is Loyalty Pay?
A loyalty pay is granted to all qualified permanent teaching and non-teaching personnel, who rendered ten (10) years of continuous and satisfactory service in the government.
An official or employee who incurred an aggregate of not more than fifty (50) days authorized vacation leave without pay within the 10-year period shall be considered as having rendered continuous service for purpose of granting the loyalty pay.
In the same way, an official or employee who incurred an aggregate of not more than twenty-five (25) days authorized vacation leave without pay within the 5-year period may qualify for the 5-year milestone loyalty award.
Continuous or satisfactory services in government for purposes of granting the said benefit shall include services in one or more government agencies without any gap.
Loyalty Cash Award (LCA) Rates
The following rates must be applied in granting the loyalty pay:
| Years in Service | Amount of Entitlement |
| 10th year | Php 10,000.00 |
| 15th year | Php 5,000.00 |
| 20th year | Php 5,000.00 |
| 25th year | Php 5,000.00 |
| 30th year | Php 5,000.00 |
| 35th year | Php 5,000.00 |
| 40th year | Php 5,000.00 |
How to Avail the Loyalty Pay?
To avail the loyalty pay, kindly submit the required documents to the Human Resource Management Office of your Division, the following:
- Photocopy of the original appointment paper as a permanent employee;
- Updated service record; and
- LBP Account No. (salary) and name of the school
Qualified personnel under the Schools Division Office Proper, Elementary Schools, and Senior High Schools shall be paid out of the agency savings, while qualified personnel under the Junior High Schools shall be sourced out of the school’s savings subject to usual budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulations.
The following documents are required for proper and complete disbursement of the fund:
- Signed and Approved Disbursement Vouchers (DV).
- Signed and Approved General Payroll
- Obligation Request and Status (ORS)
- Master List of Qualified Personnel duly certified by the School Heads or Officers-ln Charge.
- Aggregate Number of Leave of Absence without Pay (LAWOP) duty certified by the Schools Heads or Officers-ln-Charge and verified by the Head of the Personnel Unit
Reference: DepEd Quezon City Unnumbered Memorandum dated October 10, 2019
DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2015 – Increase of Payment of Loyalty Cash Gift
DepEd Memorandum No. 153, s. 2015 – DISSEMINATION OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT CIRCULAR NO. 2013-003A
COA Circular No. 2013-003A
It had been long ago , Dec 8 2015 when this deped order no. 55, s 2015 was amended.
Maybe it the time now to revised the said ammnedment to increase the said Loyalty Cash Allowance.
It is a pity to the teachers or employees being so Loyal and yet a very small amount compromise the loyalty . From the word itself, “LOYALTY” must be given higher value to be cherish with any employee entitled to this.
Please pay attention to my plea.
So if 10th year mo ng service ng April, you still have to wait until December kung may savings yung school…pero kung wala, wala tlga?
Hello po, I inquired about LCA during my 5th year & 10th year in the service pero ang sabi may gap daw po na 1 month anh contribution ko at ang sabi balik ako pag 15 years q bumalik po ako today ngunit ganun pa rin ang sinabi may gap kaya di ako qualified balik nman daw po ako sa 20 years, sabi ko po baka ganun ulit ang sasabihin may gap, ang sbi sa 20 years daw po kahit may gap, magququalify na ako, ano po ba dapat ginawa dun sa iisang buwan lng na gap na yun, e wala naman silang sinabi sana ininform nila ako na kung pwede ko yun bayaran over the counter sana….
Helo po. Ano kaya pwedeng gwin kc po ngsubmit na po aq ng requirements sa school head pero walang nangyari, 10 yrs q na po in the service mg e 11 na nga sa june 19, pero wala po aq nareceived na cash at loyalty award.. Bka po sinabotage na naman aq ng school head.. At d sinubmit.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO LOYALTY PAY? iS A SUBSTITUTE WITH CONTINOUS SERVICE UNTIL HE IS PERMANENT ENTITLED? HOW ABOUT PROVISION W CONTINOUS SERVICE TILL PERMANENT?
Hi! Goodafternoon.
My Aunt is in her 25th year an are qualified to receive loyalty pay worth 5,000 this July but she Deied on June 21, can we still claim po ba the loyalty pay?
Thank you
Our Budget Officer in the Schools Division told that Loyalty Pay is granted only to those who completed 10 years or 5 years services WITHIN DEPED ONLY AND NOT IN OTHER AGENCIES WHERE THE EMPLOYEE CAME FROM. I am a transferee from other agency with one year service to that agency and transferred to DEPED with 4 more years to count before having my Loyalty Pay. I’ve already received my first 10 years of Loyalty Pay in the agency where I came from. What legal actions can I do to counter the Budget Officer’s claim?
When should be given the 10 years Loyalty Cash award
Good morning, can you give me the DEPED ORDERnumber or csc stating that employee must be permanent in his appointment. Thank you