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IBP to release half of 13th month pay, salaries up to April 15 of national employees, legal aid clerks
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has advanced the release of salaries for its employees and legal aid clerks up to April 15, along with half of their 13th-month pay.
This decision was made in response to President Duterte placing the entire country under a state of calamity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IBP President Domingo Egon Cayosa stated that the advance payment aims to provide employees with cash for food and basic necessities during the extended quarantine period, thereby minimizing their need to go out and risk infection.
Cayosa assured that the IBP has sufficient resources to cover these advanced benefits and urged employees to use the funds prudently for essential needs.
IBP chapters with available funds were also instructed to provide similar advance allowances to their legal aid clerks.
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