DIVISION MEMORANDUM

No.____________ s. 2019

TO : Public Schools District Supervisors

Secondary School Principals of Schools with/without Fiscal Autonomy

FROM : RONALDO A. POZON, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

SUBJECT : SUBMISSION OF PAYROLL FOR LOYALTY CASH AWARD

CY 2019

DATE : October 11, 2019

Pursuant to DepEd Memo 131, S. 2013, Loyalty Cash Award (LCA) shall be given to:

1. An official/employee who has completed at least Ten (10) years, and every five years
thereafter, of continuous and satisfactory service in the government.

2. An official/employee who incurred an aggregate of not more than 50 days authorized

vacation leave without pay within the 10-year period shall be considered as having
rendered continuous service for purposes of granting the loyalty award.

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.

3. Effective January 1, 2002, continuous and satisfactory services in government for

purposes of granting loyalty award shall include services in one or more government
agencies without any gap.

Loyalty Cash Award (LCA) shall be given based on the following scheme:

YEAR IN SERVICE YEAR Amount of LCA

10th year 2009 10,000.00
15th year 2004 5,000.00
20th year 1999 5,000.00
25th year 1994 5,000.00
30th year 1989 5,000.00
35th year 1984 5,000.00
40th year 1979 5,000.00

Payment of Loyalty Cash Award (LCA) is subject to funds availability. Deadline of

submission must be on or before November 14, 2019.

Please see attached format of payroll and other supporting documents.

For strict compliance.