Admin Order No. 0001 s. 2024

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Rrpullir of thr ilippines

Bangsamoro Government Center, Governor Gutierrez Avenue, Rosary Heights VII, Cotabato City 9600 OFFICEOFTHECHIEF MINISTER

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. O Q 1 gL

Series of 2024

AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ONE-TIME ASSISTANCE FOR BANGSAMORO ECONOMIC (ABE) RELIEF FOR INFLATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO ALL QUALIFIED PERSONNEL REGARDLESS

OF STATUS IN THE BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT

4.2% inflation rate, consequently reducing the Purchasing Power of Peso1 within the region to 0.80 in January 20242 WHEREAS, in January 2024, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region recorded a

WHEREAS, one major cause of inflation is the rising prices of food items within the region (5.0% in January 20243) which is expected to increase due to the increased demand and consumption of food items in the month of Ramadhan;

WHEREAS, while counter-inflationary measures are now being implemented by the Bangsamoro Government, there is an immediate need to grant a one-time

Government to mitigate the adverse socio-economic ramifications of inflation in the inflation relief assistance to the officials and employees of the Bangsamoro

region;

relief assistance amounting to at least Ten Thousand Pesos (P 10,000.00) to all Parliament passed and adopted Resolution No. 515 requesting the grant of inflation employees in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Government of whatever status including WHEREAS, on February 19, 2024, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority

persons engaged through contracts of service and job orders by the Ministries Offices, and Agencies due to the anticipated rise in inflation during the month of Ramadhan 1445; and

inherent to the office; head of the Bangsamoro Government who may exercise powers and functions WHEREAS, Section 32, Article VII of RA 11054 declares the Chief Minister as

NOW, THEREFORE, I, AHOD B. EBRAHIM, Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro

hereby order: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, by the power vested upon me by law, do

2 Inflation Rates of BARMM and its Provinces in January 2024. Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional 3 BARMM Inflation Rates in January 2024. Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistics Service Office. 1 Purchasing Power of Peso shows how much the peso in the base period is worth in the current period. It is computed as the reciprocal of the CPI for the period under review multiplied by 100 Statistics Service Office-BARMM. (February 6, 2024)

BARMM.(February 6,2024)

SECTION 1. Grant of One-time Assistance for Bangsamoro Economic (ABE) Relief for Inflation. Ministries, Offices, and Agencies of the Bangsamoro Government are authorized to grant a one-time Assistance for Bangsamoro Economic (ABE) Relief for inflation for FY 2024 in an amount not exceeding Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P 15,000.00) to each qualified official or employee.

qualified officials and employees of the Ministries, Offices, and Agencies in the BARMM with compensation sourced from the General Appropriations Act of the SECTION 2. Coverage. The grant of ABE Relief for Inflation shall cover all

Bangsamoro.

All qualified officials and employees refer to the following:

a. Officials and personnel who are occupying permanent, temporary, coterminous, casual, or contractual positions; and

b. Personnel whose services are engaged through Contract of Service (COS) or Job Order (JO), subject to Commission on Audit (COA) and Department of

Budget and Management (DBM) Joint Circular (JC) No. 2 (s.2020) or the "Updated Rules and Regulations Governing COS and JO Workers in the Government."

2024 All qualified employees are still in service with the BARMM as of March 5,

For purposes of this Order, actual service shall refer to services rendered on- site, i.e., the COS and JO workers physically report for work at their designated stations.

cases/circumstances are not entitled to ABE Relief for Inflation FY 2024: SECTION 3. Exclusion. Personnel falling under the following

a. Those who are absent without leave (AWOL); and,

b. Those who have been hired not as part of the organic manpower of the Ministry/Office/Agency but as consultants or experts to perform specific activities or services with expected output, as well as student laborers and

apprentices.

SECTION 4. Funding Source and Release. The ABE Relief for Inflation FY 2024 shall be released under the following conditions:

4.1 For officials and employees occupying Regular, Temporary, Coterminous ABE Relief for Inflation FY 2024 shall be sourced from the available Casual, or Contractual positions, the amount required for the payment of

Personnel Services appropriations (whether released or unreleased) of the Ministry, Office and Agency (MOA). In case of deficiency, the amount may be charged against the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Funds (MPBF) subject to the submission of a Special Budget Request (SBR) and

supporting documents to the Ministry of Finance and Budget and Management (MFBM).

4.2 For Contract of Service or Job Order Personnel:

a. The amount required for the payment of ABE Relief for inflation FY 2024 subject to the approval of the Minister or Head of Office/Agency. shall be charged against the MOA's available Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) allotments for the same P/A/P where the compensation of workers engaged through COS and JO are sourced

personnel not later than April 10, 2024. submitted on or before March 22, 2024. Release of the ABE Relief for Inflation 2024 shall be made by the respective Ministries, Offices, and Agencies to the qualified All SBRs and reportorial requirements of requests for release of funds must be

guidelines for the effective implementation of this Order. SECTION 5. Supplemental Guidelines. The MFBM may issue supplemental

thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby revoked, amended, or modified accordingly. SECTION 6. Repeal. All orders, rules regulations, and other issuances or parts

unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting. SECTION 7. Separability. If any provision of this Order is declared invalid or

SECTION 8. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately

D0NE in the City of Cotabato this 11th day of March 2024.

AHOD B.EBRAHIM

Chief Minister AS-RI

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MINISTER Region in Mustim Mindana AMS

DATE 1 5 MAR 22 Hanan CC RELEASED

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