FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. N'o. 
161 
Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution as stated in Article IX-B, Section 2, paragraph 6, provides 
that "Temporary employees in the government shall be given protection as may be 
provided by law". 
Pursuant to this mandate, 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 years. Non-permanent employees, 
more often than not, are poorly compensated, receive nominal bonuses, and are not 
well provided with comprehensive healthcare, in spite of the long number of years they 
have devoted to government office. This long service implies that these employees 
have demonstrated competence, efficiency and diligence in the performance of their 
duties. 
The Constitution requires that "appOintments in the civil service shall be made 
according to merit and fitness to be determined, as far as practicable, and, except to 
positions which are policy determining, primarily confidential, or highly technical, by 
competitive examination", as stated in Section 2, Paragraph 2, Article IX-B. Just the 
same, it may also be fair and justifiable to consider 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 passage of this measure is earnestly sought. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
.1.' , 
S. NO. 161 
Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
AN ACT 
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, UNDER 
CERTAIN CONDITIONS, WHOSE STATUS OF APPOINTMENT IS EITHER CASUAL 
OR CONTRACTUAL AND WHO HAVE RENDERED A TOTAL OF FIVE YEARS OF 
EFFICIENT SERVICE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. Declaration of Policy - The State shall harness its human resources 
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to cope with the rapid economic development and population growth, Government 
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workers, being an important component of the State's human resources, shall be given 
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the equal opportunity to quality education, justice, and security of tenure, 
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SEC. 2. Coverage - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable 
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civil service laws, rules and regulations, all incumbent government employees, as of the 
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approval of this Act, who are holding casual or contractual positions in the first and 
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second levels and who have rendered continuous service for the last five (5) years shall 
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. be granted civil service eligibility by the Civil Service Commission: Provided, however 
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that they shall not be entitled to any promotion unless they obtain the appropriate 
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eligibility requirement for that position, 
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SEC. 3. Civil Service Performance Evaluation Standards. - The Civil Service 
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Commission shall formulate performance evaluation standards to determine qualified 
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employees under this Act. 
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SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service Commission 
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shall prepare the necessary rules and regulations needed to implement the provisions 
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of this Act, and the same shall be promulgated within ninety (90) days after the approval 
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of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause - If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this 
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Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect 
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invalidate or impair any other part of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees. executive orders, department or 
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memorandum orders and other administrative issuances or parts thereof which are 
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified, superseded or repealed 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved. 
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