SIXfEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First lfegular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B,No. ~88 
'13 
JUL -9 
1\ 9 :40 
Introduced by Senator LOREN LEGARDA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
By virtue of the mandate of the Constitution, particulilfly, Section 2, 
paragraph 6, Artide IXcB, *hich provides that ."Temporary employees in the 
govel'nmen~shan be given protection as maybe provided by law," this bill seeks to 
provilie prqtection-to casualand contractual employees in government. 
This bill seeks to amend sections 1 and 2 ofRepu.blicAct No. 6850, otherwise 
known as "An Act to Grant Civil Service Eligibility under Certain Conditions to 
Government Employees Appointed under Provisional or Temporary Status who 
have Rendered a Total of Seven· Years of Efficient Service; and for Other Purposes." 
This legislative measure proposes to' extend and grant civil service eligibility to 
casual or contractual employees in the government who have continuously served 
the government for at least five (5) years. 
In spite of the long-standing years that they have devoted to government 
service, these non-permanent employees, more often than not, are poorly 
compensated, receive nominal bonuses, and are not well provided with 
comprehensive healt,hcare. It must be borne in mind that the implication of\ their 
continued service as condoned and allowed by the government, is that these 
employees have demonstrated . competence, efficiency, and diligence in the 
performance of their duties. 
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Section 2 (2), Article IX-B of the Constitution requires that "appOintments in 
the civil service shall be made according to merit and fitness to be determined, as far 
as practicabIe,' and, except to positions which ar~ policy determining, primarily 
confidential, or highly technical, by competitive examination." Just the same,it may 
be fair and.justifial;>le to conside,r the employees' competence, efficiency, diligence, 
loyalty, length of service; educational attainment,and trainings' attended as 
compliance with the standards of merit and fitness set forth in the Constitution. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly 
requested. 
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LOREN LEGAEDA 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 688 
'13 
JUL ··9 
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Introduced by SenatorLORENLEGARDA 
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AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6850 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS· AN ACT TO -GRANT CIVIL SERVICE 
ELIGIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN· CONDITIONS TO GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES APPOINTED UNDER· PROVISIONAL OR TEMPORARY 
STATUS WHO H~VE RENDERED A TOTAL· OF SEVEN (7) YEARS OF 
EFFICIENT SERVICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTiON I. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 6850 is hereby amended as follows: 
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"Section 1. All government employees [<\s of.the approv<\l of this Act] 
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who are holding career civil service pdsitiolls appointed .under 
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[provisional or temporary] CASUAL OR CONTRACTUAL status 
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who have rendered at least a total of .[seven (7)] FIVE (5) years of 
7CONTINUOVS efficient servicelm.ay be] ARE HEREBY granted [the] 
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civil service eligibility. [that will qualify them for] THEREAFTER, 
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THEY ARE ENTITLED TO permanent <l.ppointments to their present 
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.. positions OR TO OTHER POSITIONS· TO WHICH THE 
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ELIGIBILITY CONFERRED HEREIN QUALIFIES THEM AS 
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DETERMINED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. 
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SECTION 2. Sectiop 2 of Republic Act No. 6850 is hereby amencled as follows 
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"Section 2. The Civil Service Commission shall promulgate WITHIN 
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NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT the 
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IMPLEMENTING rules and. regulations [to implement this Act] consistent 
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with the [merit and fitness principle]. PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT 
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[within ninety (90) days after its effectivity]." 
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SECTION 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, pro(:lamation~, rules and 
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regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified 
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accorclingl y. 
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SECTION 4. If any provision of this Act is held invalid Or unconstitutional, 
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the other provisions not affected.hereby shall remi:\in valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 5. This Act shalr take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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