Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 2) — Employees of the Office of the President are set to have a very merry Christmas this year.

President Rodrigo Duterte announced that workers under his office will receive a ₱60,000 bonus in time for the holidays.

Duterte said this during the lighting of a 40-foot Christmas tree studded with red, blue and white parols (lanterns) in Malacañang.

This year’s bonus for Office of the President employees is ₱10,000 higher than last year.