Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. _______ 
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Introduced by HONORABLE ERNESTO “ERNIX” M. DIONISIO, JR. 
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AN ACT 
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
WHOSE STATUS OF APPOINTMENT IS EITHER CASUAL OR CONTRACTUAL, 
AND WHO HAVE CONTINUOUSLY RENDERED AT LEAST SEVEN (7) YEARS 
OF EFFICIENT SERVICE 
EXPLANATORY NOTE  
According to the Inventory of Government Human Resources, as of 2022, there 
are 642,077 government employees under a contract of service (COS) or job order 
(JO).1 Although they help immensely in delivering essential services to government 
offices, the downside of this trend is that they do not experience the benefits that 
career and non-career government employees enjoy.
Thus, this proposed bill seeks to grant civil service eligibility to government 
employees under COS who have been serving for at least five (5) years continuously. 
This is to comply with the mandate of the Constitution of adopting measures to 
promote morale and efficiency in the civil service and rightfully compensate 
government employees.  
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is sought. 
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. _______ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Introduced by HONORABLE ERNESTO “ERNIX” M. DIONISIO, JR. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
AN ACT 
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
WHOSE STATUS OF APPOINTMENT IS EITHER CASUAL OR CONTRACTUAL, 
AND WHO HAVE CONTINUOUSLY RENDERED AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS OF 
EFFICIENT SERVICE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall harness its human 
resources to cope with the rapid economic development and population growth. 
Government workers, being an important component of the State's human resources, 
shall be given the equal opportunity to security of tenure, humane conditions of work, 
and a living wage. 
SEC. 2. Coverage. - All incumbent government employees who are holding 
casual or contractual positions in the first and second levels, and who have rendered 
at least seven (7) years of continuous efficient service, shall be granted appropriate 
civil service eligibility; Provided, however, that they pass the civil service performance 
evaluation by the Civil Service Commission, as provided in Section 3 of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Civil Service Performance Evaluation. - The Civil Service 
Commission shall formulate the performance evaluation standards to determine 
qualified employees under this Act. The formulated standards shall not be 
unreasonable and shall be based on quantifiable merit.  
The Civil Service Commission shall conduct a thorough review of the eligibility 
of the government employees subject to the pertinent rules and regulations they shall 
formulate for the implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. Applicability. - This Act shall be implemented for a period of three (3) 
years. 
SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service 
Commission shall prepare the necessary rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act, and the same shall be promulgated within ninety (90) days after 
the approval of this Act.  
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section or provisions of 
this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not 
affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.  
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, decrees, executive orders, 
issuances, rules and regulations, or part thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
likewise repealed or amended accordingly.  
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper or in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the Philippines.  
Approved,