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IN line with the 350th Araw ng Makati foundation day celebration on June 22, Makati Mayor Abby Binay released a P3,000 bonus for each of around 7,310 city hall employees, which consist of 3,425 regular, 3,876 casual and nine contractual personnel.

“This is our simple way of giving back to our valued employees who have been our reliable partners in delivering services to our constituents for the past years. We appreciate how readily they have responded to the call of duty during this pandemic, putting public welfare before their own,” the Makati mayor said.

She also noted that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all activities for this year’s anniversary celebration have been cancelled.

“At this time of uncertainty, we give priority to initiatives aimed to help Makatizens, including our city employees, cope well with the challenges brought on by the ongoing crisis,” she explained.

Qualified city hall frontliners who have reported for duty during the Enhanced Community Quarantine period were also granted hazard pay and special risk allowance through City Ordinance No. 2020-092 totaling P124.45 million.

In lieu of the traditional anniversary festivities on June 1, the city instead presented “Mga Kwentong Pamana ( Stories of Heritage)” series on its social media platforms. The historic accounts posted with a collection of centuries-old photos highlight the city’s rich cultural heritage and remarkable achievements for the past three- and- a- half centuries.

San Pedro de Makati was founded in 1670 as a “visita” of Sta. Ana de Sapa under the Franciscans. In 1901, it was included in the province of Rizal as Makati and became part of Metro Manila in 1975. On January 2, 1995, Makati became a city by virtue of Republic Act 7854.