SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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SENATE
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1184
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In Substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 59, 283, 441 taking into consideration Proposed
Senate Resolution No. 77
Prepared by the Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and 
Professional Regulation with Senators Pangilinan, Trillanes IV, Legarda and 
___________________________ Recto as authors___________________________
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
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
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resources to cope with the rapid economic development and population growth.
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Government workers, being very important components of the State’s human
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resources, shall be given the equal opportunity to quality education, justice and
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security of tenure.
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SEC. 2. -  Security of tenure for long-time casual and contractual
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employees; Coverage. -  Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable
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civil service laws, rules and regulations, it is hereby mandated that the all incumbent
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casual and contractual government employees who have rendered at least five (5)
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years of continuous service in the case of national government agencies or a total of
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ten (10) years of continuous service in the case of local government units as of the
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date of the approval of this Act shall be entitled to security of tenure: Provided, That
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said requirement of continuous service may be waived if the service of the
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official/employee concerned prior to the completion of the said years, was interrupted
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by not more than three (3) years, taken cumulatively, due to either abolition of his


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position, reorganization of the office wherein he was phased out, or 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.
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 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. 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 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 
(PI00,000.00) 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,