AIRPORT DUTY A woman immigration officer welcomes arriving passengers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. 鈥擫YN RILLON
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has adopted a new and shorter work schedule following the discontinuance of the payment of overtime fees of its employees.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime H. Morente said BI employees assigned at the main office and field, extension and satellite offices have started observing the new nine-hour work schedule聽on Tuesday.
The new work hours will be from聽8 a.m. to 5p.m.,聽from the previous hours of聽7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
鈥婨arlier, President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the use of the express lane charges collected by the BI to augment the salaries of BI employees and pay the wages of its contractual workers.
鈥婱orente advised the transacting public, including its accredited travel agencies and law offices, to familiarize themselves with the new schedule.
鈥婬e also assured that 鈥渄espite our shortened office hours, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver fast and efficient services to the public.鈥�
鈥婱orente, however, said that the BI will continue to implement a 鈥渘o-noon聽break鈥� policy for employees manning its frontline services.
鈥淭his is to ensure the unhampered and enhanced delivery of services in our offices and smoothen the processing of documents,鈥� he added.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has mandated all government offices to implement the no聽noon聽break policy which is also enunciated in the Anti-Red Tape Act. Eiriel Rain H. Dollete/黑料社 trainee