{"id":227233,"date":"2019-08-18T00:40:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T04:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=227233"},"modified":"2019-08-18T00:40:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T04:40:51","slug":"mmda-eyes-better-benefits-incentives-for-traffic-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/18\/mmda-eyes-better-benefits-incentives-for-traffic-personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"MMDA eyes better benefits, incentives for traffic personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said they have been in talks with Malaca\u00f1ang and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on giving their personnel additional incentive pay to make up for the dangers of their duties. (File Photo<\/a>: MMDA\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) aims to give better benefits and incentives to its employees, especially its job order (JO) personnel, many of whom have remained in their positions for more than a decade due to the low number of plantilla positions available.<\/p>\n

MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said they have been in talks with Malaca\u00f1ang and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on giving their personnel additional incentive pay to make up for the dangers of their duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cDati kasi may<\/em>\u00a0incentive pay\u00a0na noon. Pero pinatigil ng<\/em>\u00a0COA (Commission on Audit)\u00a0dahil hindi daw tayo<\/em>\u00a0qualified\u00a0diyan, dahil yung interpretasyon nila ng<\/em>\u00a0hazard pay\u00a0ay para sa mga sundalo, kapulisan, humahawak ng armas, na<\/em>\u00a0exposed\u00a0sa<\/em>danger.\u00a0Pero sa totoo lang<\/em>, exposed\u00a0rin kayo sa<\/em>\u00a0danger (There was an incentive pay in the past but this was stopped by the COA due to its interpretation that the hazard pay only applies to soldiers, police personnel — those who carry firearms and are exposed to danger. But in reality, you are also exposed to danger),\u201d Lim told MMDA traffic personnel in a meeting at the MMDA office in Makati City.<\/p>\n

To help ensure this incentive, the traffic chief said it need not be called \u201chazard pay\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWag na lang natin tawagin na<\/em>\u00a0‘hazard pay’ — incentive pay.\u00a0Basta<\/em>\u00a0bottom line\u00a0dito, basta magkaroon kayo ng dagdag na<\/em>\u00a0incentive pay (Let\u2019s not call this ‘hazard pay’ anymore — incentive pay. The bottom line is you all must have an additional incentive pay),\u201d Lim said.<\/p>\n

Once the Office of the President and the DBM agrees with the proposal, the MMDA hopes that the budget for the incentive will be included in the next financial cycle.<\/p>\n

Lim said they have also spoken with leaders of the Social Security System (SSS) about two weeks ago to secure social insurance for MMDA’s JO personnel, who, unlike plantilla employees, do not receive retirement benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cNapag-usapan namin yung napakarami naming tao dito na<\/em>\u00a0job order.\u00a0Ilang taon na, mag-tu-<\/em>20 years\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0job order, casual.\u00a0Pag<\/em>-retire\u00a0ng mga tao na \u2018to, walang benepisyo<\/em>\u00a0(We discussed the plight of the many JO personnel we have here. They have been serving as JO or casual employees for almost 20 years. When they retire, they won\u2019t receive benefits),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Both the legal and finance departments of the MMDA, he said, have been studying whether the MMDA\u2019s funds from its collection of penalties would be enough to finance the monthly amortization for SSS of all non-plantilla personnel.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he said a new building meant to house their ever-growing personnel is under construction in an old MMDA impounding site in Do\u00f1a Julia Vargas Avenue in Pasig City.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng plano natin para sa isang mas magandang opisina,<\/em>\u00a0building\u00a0para sa<\/em>\u00a0MMDA,\u00a0inuumpisahan na. Nag-e<\/em>-excavate\u00a0na tayo dun sa bagong<\/em>site\u00a0natin. Sa loob ng dalawa o dalawa\u2019t kalahating taon, magkakaroon tayo ng bagong bahay na<\/em>\u00a0modern (We have begun carrying out our plan for a better office building for the MMDA. Excavation in our new site has started. Within two to two-and-a-half years, we\u2019ll have a new and modern home),\u201d Lim said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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