Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. PM VARGAS 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE FOR ALL JOB ORDER AND 
CONTRACT OF SERVICE WORKERS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE 
RENDERED THE PRESCRIBED YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine Government remains to be the largest employer in the 
country. According to the Civil Service Commission (CSC)’s Inventory of 
Government Human Resources, the total number of officials and employees in 
the career and non-career service is at 1,728,641 as of 31 May 2019. 
In 2017 alone, the CSC reported that more than 27 percent or one in four 
of government workers are considered as job-order (JO) or contract of service 
(COS) employees. Because of this, the government is now known as the biggest 
“endo employer” because of a number of temporary and contractual state 
workers. 
The campaign to end contractualization and promote job security in the 
Philippines has been a long one. Yet, we saw a glimmer of hope when President 
Duterte and the Department of Labor and Employment joined the call to end 
contractualization and pass legislations on security of tenure. Thus, it is high 
time for the government to take the lead in institutionalizing the reform.  
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The Constitution also guarantees full protection to labor and promote full 
employment and equal opportunities for all. It further says that the State shall 
assure the rights of all workers, as they are entitled to security of tenure, humane 
conditions of work, and a living wage.  
 
Under the existing set-up, job order and contract of service workers are 
hired for a short duration of not exceeding six months. They are not covered by 
the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. They do not have the benefits 
enjoyed by regular government employees. There is no employer-employee 
relationship, and their tenure is not considered as government service.  
 
This bill pushes for the regularization of all job order and contract of 
service workers of the government.  
 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought. 
 
 
 
 
REP. PM VARGAS   
 
Fifth District, Quezon City 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REP. PM VARGAS 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE FOR ALL JOB ORDER AND 
CONTRACT OF SERVICE WORKERS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE 
RENDERED THE PRESCRIBED YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the “Security of Tenure 
Act”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall harness its human 
resources to cope with the rapid economic development and population growth. 
Government workers, being very important components of the State's human 
resources, shall be given the equal opportunity to quality education, justice and 
security of tenure. 
SECTION 3. Coverage. - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and 
applicable civil service laws, rules and regulations, it is hereby mandated that 
the all incumbent job order and contract of service government employees who 
have rendered at least five (5) years of continuous service in the case of national 
government agencies or a total of ten (10) years of continuous service in the case 
of local government units as of the date of the approval of this Act shall be 
entitled to security of tenure. Provided, That the said requirement of continuous 
service may be waived if the service of the official/employee concerned prior to 
the completion of the said years, was interrupted by not more than three (3) 
years, taken cumulatively, due to either the abolition of his position, 
reorganization of the office wherein he was phased out, or reduction in force: 
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Provided further, That in the case of officials/employees who have been 
previously employed in the same government agency in any capacity, the said 
requirement of continuous service may likewise be waived if the interruption of 
their service is not more than eighteen (18) months, taken cumulatively, so long 
as the minimum required period is met. 
 
SECTION 4. Status of Covered Employees and Affected Positions. - All of the 
positions affected by this Act currently held by the covered employees shall be 
deemed necessary and/or desirable for the efficient operation of the government 
and shall be marked as co-terminus with the incumbent. All covered employees 
may not be operated or terminated from the said positions except for just or 
lawful cause and with due process of law nor can their positions be abolished 
except when the same are vacant by their incumbents. 
  
SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service 
Commission, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, 
shall issue the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of 
this Act. Said Implementing rules and regulations shall be promulgated within 
ninety (90) days after the approval of this Act. 
 
SECTION 6. Penal Provisions. - Any government employee who shall apply for 
entitlement to security of tenure under the provisions of this Act on the basis of 
false claims and/or documents as well as any government officer or employee 
who Will make or issue false certifications, attestations, endorsements and/or 
spurious documents in relation to any such application shall suffer the penalty 
of imprisonment of one (1) to three (3) years or a fine in amount up to one 
hundred thousand pesos (Php 100,000.00) or both, at the discretion of the judge, 
in addition to perpetual disqualification from public office. Said employees may 
also be administratively charged under civil service laws, rules and regulations. 
 
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof contrary to, or inconsistent With this Act, are hereby 
modified or repealed accordingly. 
 
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held as invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
 
SECTION 9. Effectivity. - – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in any national newspaper of general circulation or in 
the Official Gazette. 
 
Approved,