CPCS 2021-012 Grant of Quarters Priviliges

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cPcs crRcuLAR No. 2021-012


SUBJECT : GRANT OF QUARTERS PRIVILEGES

DArE : l2JAt'l ?922

1 Leell Executive Order (E.O.) No. 150, s. 2021 approved the


Beses. -
Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) and the lndex of
Occupationa! Services, Position Titles, And Job Grades for GOCCs (IOS-G)
Framework.

Section 5 of the said E.O. provides that "[t]he existing compensation granted by
GOCCs to its officers and employees shall be standardized in accordance with
the CPCS approved under this Order."

Under Section Vll of the CPCS as attached to E.O. No. 150, officers and
employees of GOCCs may be entitled to certain indirect compensation, including
quarters privileges, based on the prescribed rates, guidelines and regulations to
be promulgated by the GCG based on applicable compensation laws and
issuances for National Government Agencies.

This Circular is being promulgated pursuant to the above directive.

2. Govemee. - This Circular shall apply to the officers and employees, whether
covered
regular, contractual or casual in nature, of GOCCs and their subsidiaries
under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10149.1

3. Excuustoxs. - The following are excluded from the coverage of this Circular:
3.1. Officers and employees of GOCCs with approved abolition or deactivation
orders;2
3.2. lndividuals hired by GOCCs without employer-employee relationships and/or
those whose compensation is not sourced from Persona! Services
appropriations/budgets of their respective GOCCs, as follows:
(a) Members of the Governing Board;
(b) Consultants and experts hired to perform specific activities or services
with expected outputs;
(c) Laborers hired through job contracts (pakyaw) and those paid on
piecework basis;
(d) Student laborers and apprentices; and
(e) lndividuals and groups of people whose services are engaged through
job orders, contracts of service, or others similarly situated.

1 GOCC Governance Act of 2011


2 Section 1, E.O. No. 150, s.2021
CPCS CTRCULAR No.2021-0121 2oF3

3.3. Those who are covered by R.A. No. 7305 or the Magna Cafta of Public
Health Workers; and
3.4. Those who are expressly provided free quarters under existing laws, rules
and regulations.

4. GRANT oF QUARTERS PRTVTLEGES.

4.1 The quarters privilege is a benefit for GOCC officers and employees
assigned or transferred to a place other than that of their domicile and do
not own houses or rooms therein, by virtue of agency policies on reshuffling
or rotation. This is in the form of providing free quarters3 to employees.

4.2. Officers with positions under the following career bands and job grades may
be entitled to quarters privilege:

Career Band - Job Grade Category


EX-JG 15to 18 A

M-JG12to16 B

4.3. GOCCs may provide free quarters within their office premises to the covered
officers in 4.2.

4.4. ln case there is not enough space in government premises to be used as


quarters, or there are no government premises available, the GOCC may
rent houses or rooms which shall serve as quarters. The rent of house or
room shall not exceed the following:
Cat6qorv
Area/Locality
A B
National Capital Reqion P5,500.00 P5,000.00
Other Hishly Urbanized Cities 4,500.00 4,000.00
Other Areas 4,000.00 3,500.00

4.4.1. The rental conhact shall be entered into by and between the GOCC
concerned and the owner of the dwelling unit. The rental payment
shall be paid to the latter and not commuted in favor of the officers
concerned.

4.4.2. Theabove rates shall be inclusive of the amount for telephone, water,
and electricity bills.

4.4.3. Officers who desire a more expensive/extensive quarters other that


what are provided by the agency or rented in the amount prescribed
herein, may secure such preferred quarters, provided that the
difference between the actual rental cost and the amount authorized
herein shall be paid by the officer concerned.

3Free use of govemment-owned or leased place of lodging (fully fumished) which may include telephone, water,
and electricity for basic needs.
CPCS CtncuuqR No.2021-0121 3 oF 3

5. Furoruo Sounces. - The funding for the payment of the quarters privileges shall
Oe cnarged by GOCCs to their respective approved corporate operating budgets
(COBs)- However, it shall be prohibited to source the payment of the said grant
from the following:
(a) Loans; and
(b) Sale of the GOCC's asset(s) for the sole purpose of paying the quarters
privileges; and
(c) Other schemes analogous to the foregoing.

Furthermore, the GOCCs shall not increase their service fees for the purpose of
augmenting any deficiencies in the amounts prescribed herein, and neither shall
thJ grant of quarters privileges adversely affect the implementation of
programs/projects, as well as the attainment of performance targets.

6. ResporsretLlw or rHe GOCCs. - The GOCCs, acting through their.Governing


ffibbfortheproperimplementationofthisCircular,without
prejudice to the refund by the any excess or
employees concerned of
unauthorized payments.

l. Repeauxo Cueuse. - All other GCG orders, circulars, issuances, and decisions,
ffiorpartsoftheforegoing'whichareinconsistentwiththis
Circular are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

8. Resouunor or Clses. - Cases not covered by this Circular shall be referred to


the GCG for resolution.
g. Errecnvrw Clause. - This Circular shall take effect immediately upon its
@G's website, www.qco.qov.ph and upon receipt of a formal
topy Oy the University of the Philippines - Office of the National Administrative
Registrar (UP-ONAR).

Olglta[y signed by
Carl6 G. Ooming@z
oate:2022.01.07
I 10:38:23 108'00'

IN JR. CARLOS G. DOM! EZ


DOF Secretary n

P. CLORIBEL TI GANDA
OIC, DBM

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