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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
PROVIDING 
FOR 
SECURITY 
OF 
TENURE 
FOR 
ALL 
CASUAL 
AND 
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE RENDERED 
THE PRESCRIBED YEARS OF SERVICE IN  THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 
AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3 thereof, states that: 
"The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, 
organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality o f 
employment opportunities for all. xxx"
Under Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2017, all heads of Constitutional bodies, National 
Government Agencies, Government-owned or Controlled Corporations with original 
charters. State Universities and Colleges may avail of outsources services through 
institutional and individual contract of service and job order. Because of this, the 
government is now known to be the biggest endo employer because of a number of 
temporary and contractual state workers.
As reported out by the Civil Service Commission in 2017, more than twenty- 
seven per cent of the 2.4 million government workers equivalent to 660,390 are 
considered as job-order (JO) or contract of service (COS) employees.


The bill provides for the security of tenure for all casual and contractual 
employees of government 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.
It is the intention of this proposed legislation to grant permanent and regular 
employment to the thousands of personnel who are eligible and have rendered years 
of sweat and blood in the government service. This is in honor to the many 
hardworking government employees who have carried out the tasks desirable, 
necessary and in the service of the Filipino people. The bill was co-sponsored by 
Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito in the seventeenth Congress.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
RONALD 
ROSA
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
PROVIDING 
FOR 
SECURITY 
OF 
TENURE 
FOR 
ALL 
CASUAL 
AND 
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE RENDERED 
THE PRESCRIBED YEARS OF SERVICE IN  THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 
AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SEC. 1. Declaration o f Policy. - The State shall harness its human resources to cope
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with the rapid economic development and population growth. Government workers,
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being very important components of the State's human resources, shall be given the
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equal opportunity to quality education, justice and security of tenure.
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SEC. 2. - Security o f tenure for long-time casual and contractual employees; Coverage
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- Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable civil service laws, rules
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and regulations, it is hereby mandated that the all incumbent casual and contractual
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government employees who have rendered at least five (5) years of continuous service
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in the case of national government agencies or a total of ten (10) years of continuous
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service in the case of local government units as of the date of the approval of this Act
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shall be entitled to security of tenure: Provided, That said requirement of continuous
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service may be waived if the service of the official/employee concerned prior to the
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completion of the said years, was interrupted by not more than three (3) years, taken
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cumulatively, due to either abolition of his position, reorganization of the office
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wherein he was phased out, or reduction in force: Provided, further. That in the case


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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.
SEC. 3. Status o f 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 
separated 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 vacated by their incumbents.
SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Civil Service Commission, in 
consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, shall issue the rules 
and regulation 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.
SEC. 5. Pena! 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 (P100,000.00) or 
both, at the discretion of the judge, in addition to perpetual disqualification from public 
office. Said employees may also be administratively charged under existing civil service 
laws, rules and regulations.
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held as invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this Act not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting.


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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, department or 
memorandum orders and other administrative issuance or parts thereof which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified, superseded or 
repealed accordingly.
SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,