DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Baguio City, Philippines COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 2, 2006 Last updated: April 2, 2006
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Baguio City rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

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A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Baguio City so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Apr 2, 2006 0%

Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Baguio City. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/PH?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2006-04-02",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2006-04-02",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "PH",
      "location": "Baguio City",
      "postcode": "11612"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Baguio City rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Baguio City, Philippines?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Baguio City, Philippines is 0%, effective Apr 2, 2006.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 2, 2006
Last updated
April 2, 2006

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