Section 27Sec./Art. 27

Employee Suggestions and Incentive Award System. There shall be established by the Civil Service Commission a government-wide "Employee Suggestions and Incentive Award System" which shall be administered under such rules, regulations and standards as may be promulgated by the Commission. The Commission shall report annually the results of the program together with recommendations to the President and to Congress.

In accordance with rules, regulations and standards to be promulgated by the Commission, the President of the Philippines or the Head of each Department is authorized to pay cash awards and to incur whatever necessary expenses are involved in the honorary recognition of subordinate officers and employees of the Government who by their suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishments and other personal efforts contribute to the efficiency, economy or other improvement of the Government operations, or who perform such extraordinary acts or services in the public interest in connection with or related to their official employment.

The Commission shall prescribe the standards and the appropriate schedule of monetary or other awards under this system, provided that each monetary award shall not exceed one thousand pesos, to be paid out of the savings of the Department concerned.