DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Cavite, Philippines COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
0%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 0%
Jun 29, 2025 0%
May 18, 2025 5%
Aug 27, 2023 0%
Jul 30, 2023 5%
May 7, 2023 0%
Jan 29, 2023 5%
Jan 15, 2023 0%
Jan 1, 2023 5%
Jul 17, 2022 0%
May 22, 2022 5%
Apr 10, 2022 10%
Mar 27, 2022 5%
Oct 10, 2021 10%
Oct 11, 2020 0%
Apr 12, 2020 10%
Mar 29, 2020 5%
Nov 10, 2019 10%
Aug 18, 2019 5%
Aug 4, 2019 10%
Apr 14, 2019 5%
Sep 18, 2016 0%
Sep 4, 2016 5%
Jul 10, 2016 0%
May 29, 2016 5%
May 15, 2016 0%
Apr 3, 2016 5%
Nov 15, 2015 0%
Jun 28, 2015 5%
Feb 23, 2014 10%
Feb 9, 2014 5%
Jan 12, 2014 10%
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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 Cavite. 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": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "PH",
      "location": "Cavite",
      "postcode": "10808"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Cavite rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Cavite, Philippines is 0%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Cavite COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 29, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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