Section 1December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 1

Section 1 of Republic Act No. 6686 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. All officials and employees of the National Government who have rendered at least four months of service from January 1 to October 31 of each year and who are employed in the government service as of October 31 of the same year shall each receive a Christmas bonus equivalent to one month basic salary and additional cash gift of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) to be implemented over a period of three (3) years, to wit:

"(a) Two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1997;

"(b) Three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1998; and

"(c) Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) for the Christmas Year 1999 and thereafter."