Administrative Order No. 43

Section 1 of Administrative Order (AO) No

Section 1. Section 1 of Administrative Order (AO) No. 26 is hereby amended as follows: "SECTION 1. Grant of the COVID-19 Hazard Pay. National government agencies (NGAs) including state universities and colleges (SUCs) and government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) are authorized to grant COVID-19 Hazard Pay to personnel who physically report for work during the implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine in their respective works stations, in an amount not exceeding P500 per day per person xxx."

Section 2(b) of AO No. 26 is hereby amended as follows: "Section 2. Conditions on the Grant of the COVID-19 Hazard Pay . The heads of government agencies may grant the COVID-19 Hazard Pay to their personnel without the need of further approval of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), provided the following conditions are met: xxx b. The personnel have been authorized to physically report for work at their respective offices or work stations on the prescribed official working hours by the head of agency or office during the period of implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine measures in the area such office or work station; and xxx." "Section 3 (b) of AO No. 26 is hereby amended as follows: "SECTION 3. Funding Sources for COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Employees in the Executive Branch. The funds needed for the grant of COVID-19 Hazard Pay to employees in the Executive Branch shall be charged against the following sources: xxx b. For GOCCs, the amount required shall be charged against their respective approved corporate operating budgets (COBs) for the current fiscal year . Should a GOCC have insufficient funds to fully cover the COVID-19 Hazard Pay at P500 per day per person, a lower but uniform rate may be granted for all qualified personnel."

Section 5 of AO No. 26 is hereby amended as follows: "SECTION 5. COVID-19 Hazard Pay for Employees in the LGUs. The grant of the COVID-19 Hazard pay to employees in LGUs, including those in the barangays, who physically report for work as provided in Section 2(b) of this Order, shall be determined by their respective Sanggunians depending on the LGU's financiasl capability, at rates not exceeding P500 per day per person, subject to: (a) the PS limitation in LGU budgets under Republic Act (RA) No. 7160 , and (b) the other conditions under Section 2 hereof, chargeable against the current year's local government funds. Should an LGU have insufficient funds to fully cover the COVID-19 Hazard Pay at the rate of P500 day per person, a lower but uniform rate may be granted for all qualified personnel."

Section 3. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. DONE, in the City of Manila this 1st day of June in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-One.  (SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE By the President: (SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretary