SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session)
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SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 119.*^
Introduced By Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE FOR ALL CASUAL AND 
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES 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 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3 thereof, states that:
The State shall ajford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and 
unorganized, and promote full employment and ecjuality of employment 
opportunities for all. xxx
It has been claimed that the government is the biggest endo employer. We have 
an enormous nmnber of temporary state workers or contractual workers. According 
to the report of the Civil Service Commission in 2010, there are 131,193 positions out 
of the 1.26 government workforce. This accoimts to more than one tenth or 10.4% of 
the labor pool of the government. The various temporary workers in the government 
are in the form of "job order", "emergency hiring", and "Memorandum of 
Agreement" among others.
We cannot force the private sector to end the practice of contractualization, 
"endo" or "5-5-5" if the government cannot clean its own background.
Hence, the proposed legislation aims to make it accessible to the large number 
of casuals and contractuals the right to security of tenure as enshrined in the 
Constitution. It is the intention of the bill to grant permanent and regular


employment to the thousands of personnel who are eligible and have rendered years 
of desirable and necessary work in government service.
Hence, the passage of this bill is earnestly.
JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session)
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SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 
1193
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Introduced By Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE FOR ALL CASUAL AND 
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES 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
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SEC. 1. 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.
SEC. 2. - Security of tenure for long-time casual and contractual employees; 
Coverage - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and apphcable civil service 
laws, rules and regulations, it is hereby mandated that the all incumbent casual and 
contractual 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 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 ciunulatively, due to either 
abolition of his position, reorganization of the office wherein he was phased out, or


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reduction in force: 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. 
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SEC. 3. 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 
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 regrdation 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. 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 fake certifications, attestations, endorsements and/or spurious 
documents in relation to any such application shall suffer the penalty of 
imprkonment of one (1) to three (3) years or a fine in amoimt up to one himdred 
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or both, at the dkcretion of the judge, in addition to 
perpetual disqualification from public office. Said employees may ako be 
adminktratively charged imder exkting civil service laws, rules and regulations.


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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.
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
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
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Approved,