Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT 
RIGHTSIZING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC 
SERVICE DELIVERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine government is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, employers in 
the country. Based on the 2023 Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Staffing 
Summary, the total number of permanent positions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 is 
1,943,316, of which 1,772,512 (91.2%) positions are filled and 170,804 (8.8%) are 
unfilled.1  
Despite having roughly 1 out of 10 authorized positions unfilled, data from the Civil 
Service Commission (CSC) shows that the government hired 642,077 non-permanent 
government workers under Job Order or Contract of Service status, as of June 30, 2022.2 
Out of this number, the Department of Public Workers and Highways employed 22,457 
JO/COS workers; 12,465 was hired by the Department of Education; 8,188 was hired by 
the Department of Health, and 7,340 was hired by the Department of Social Welfare and 
Development.  
In order to improve the efficiency of government operations and enhance the 
delivery of public services to our citizens, it is necessary to regularly review and evaluate 
the government’s organizational structure, processes, and mandates, among others.  
1 Staffing Summary of the National Government – FYs 2021, 2022, and 2023, Department of Budget and Finance. Retrieved from 
https://dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/Staffing/STAFFING2023/Table-I-Staffing-Summary.pdf (date last accessed: November 6, 
2022). 
2 Inventory of Government Human Resources, Job Order and Contract of Service Data as of June 30, 2022. Civil Service Commission. 
Retrieved from https://www.csc.gov.ph/downloads/statistics-and-reports/category/313-2022 (date last accessed: November 6, 2022). 
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Thus, this measure aims to implement an organizational and systemic reform to 
ensure a more effective, efficient, responsive, and progressive Philippine Government. 
This bill seeks to implement a Rightsizing Program, taking into consideration, among 
others, the role of the government and the scope, level, and prioritization of programs, 
activities and projects in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, political and socio-
economic contexts and objectives of the government, and fiscal resources. 
This bill also seeks to pursue the strengthening of functions of agencies; scaling 
down or discontinuation of functions or programs that can be undertaken by the private 
sector or can be devolved to local government units; reviewing the staffing needs of the 
government to address the growing number of non-permanent government workers 
despite the existence of unfilled positions; and transferring or integrating functions from 
one agency to another which could better perform the same.  
To emphasize, “rightsizing” is not the same as “downsizing.” Ultimately, the aim of 
the measure is to reach the optimum structure and size of government agencies that will 
ensure an efficient and effective delivery of services, and to ensure the attainment of the 
country’s societal and economic development goals and objectives.  
Thus, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___ 
Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representative 
HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 
AN ACT 
RIGHTSIZING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC 
SERVICE DELIVERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as "Rightsizing the National 
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Government Act of 2022." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
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promote and maintain effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness, progressiveness, and 
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economy in the government, and enhance institutional capacity to improve public service 
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delivery, and to ensure the attainment of the country's societal and economic 
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development goals and objectives. Consistent with this, the government shall focus its 
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functions and resources on the essential role, scope, and level of governance, and 
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minimize, if not eliminate, redundancies, overlaps and duplications in its operations and 
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simplify its rules and regulations, and systems and processes. 
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SEC. 3. Coverage. – This Act shall cover all agencies of the Executive Branch, 
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including departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, councils, and all other 
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entities attached to or under their administrative supervision, and government-owned or 
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-controlled corporations (GOCCs) not covered by Republic Act No. 10149, otherwise
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known as the “GOCC Governance Act of 2011.”
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The Legislature, the Judiciary, Constitutional Commissions, Commission on 
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Human Rights, and the Office of the Ombudsman may, within their respective authorized 
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appropriations, likewise rightsize their respective offices, consistent with the principles 
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and guidelines contained in this Act, within the parameters of the “Compensation and 
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Position Classification Act” established under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended, 
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otherwise known as the “Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989,” and in 
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accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. 
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Local Government Units (LGUs) may also rightsize their respective offices, 
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consistent with the governing principles and guidelines contained in this Act and the 
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provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code 
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of 1991,” as well as other applicable laws, rules and regulations, and subject to their 
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financial capability. 
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The Governance Commission for GOCCs shall continue to exercise its authority, 
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as provided under the GOCC Governance Act of 2011, to reorganize, merge, streamline, 
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abolish, or privatize any GOCC, in consultation with the agency to which the GOCC is 
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attached. 
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SEC. 4. Governing Principles. – The National Government shall implement a 
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Rightsizing Program in accordance with the following principles: 
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(a) 
The role of government and the scope, level, and prioritization of government 
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programs, activities and projects, as well as the appropriate manner by which public 
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goods and services are provided, shall be determined in accordance with the 
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Constitutional mandate, political and socio-economic contexts and objectives of the 
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government, and available resources; 
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(b) 
The government shall establish a conducive policy environment to encourage active 
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private sector engagement in the production and delivery of goods and services; 
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(c) 
The delineation of functional assignments and responsibilities between the National 
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Government and the LGUs in the provision of public goods and services shall be 
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clearly defined, consistent with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 
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1991, and other pertinent laws and issuances, for purposes of providing a more 
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seamless, accessible, and responsive government services to the people; 
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(d) 
A whole-of-government approach shall be adopted to ensure seamless operations 
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of agencies within and across sectors and to be more responsive to public needs; 
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(e) 
Government operations shall be simplified so that the agencies could focus on the 
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performance of their core functions and implementation of programs and projects 
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that will lead to the attainment of the desired sectoral and national goals and 
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outcomes; 
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(f) 
Government systems and processes shall be streamlined and digitalized to improve 
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government interoperability, ensure shared and secured access of information in 
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government, and enable remote government operations to provide transparent, 
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timely, convenient, undisrupted, and efficient delivery of public goods and services 
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to the Filipino people and raise the overall productivity of the public sector; 
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Government rules, procedures and requirements shall be rationalized to reduce the 
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regulatory burden on citizens, businesses and other stakeholders, as well as reduce 
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the administrative burden on the part of the government; and 
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The organizational structure of agencies shall be designed so as to facilitate the 
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effective, efficient, and economical implementation of programs and projects, and 
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the attainment of organizational outputs and outcomes. The appropriate staffing mix 
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shall also be determined based on the skills and competencies required. 
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SEC. 5. Authority of the President of the Philippines to Rightsize the 
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Operations of the Executive Branch. – Pursuant to the governing principles, policies, 
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standards, and guidelines stipulated in this Act, the President is hereby granted the 
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following authority in the rightsizing of the operations of the different agencies of the 
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Executive Branch: 
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(a) 
To pursue the following functional shifts/modifications: 
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(1) 
Strengthen functions of the agency which directly contribute to the targeted 
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ultimate societal outcomes of the National Government and/or the targeted 
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sector/sub-sector outcomes of the agency; 
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(2) 
Scale down, phase out, eliminate, or discontinue functions, programs, projects 
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or activities that could be better carried out or undertaken by the private sector, 
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or have already been devolved to LGUs consistent with the governing 
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principles provided in this Act, the Local Government Code of 1991, and other 
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laws, executive orders, rules and regulations;  
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(3) 
Review the duties and responsibilities of personnel, including job order and 
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contract of service personnel, and adjust the required staffing of the agency to 
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eliminate duplication of functions or create positions that will enable the agency 
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to deliver on its mandate; and 
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(4) 
Transfer/integrate functions from one agency to another which could better 
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perform the same. 
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(b) 
To implement the following organizational actions, upon determination of the 
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Committee on Rightsizing created under this Act that it is to the best interest of the 
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State to reorganize, merge, streamline or abolish agencies and offices: 
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(1) 
Regularize ad hoc offices whose functions are vital and significant, and thus 
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must be continually undertaken by the government; 
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(2) 
Merge or consolidate agencies whose functions are unnecessarily overlapping 
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or duplicating and could be undertaken by a single entity, or whose clients are 
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similar or related, to rationalize the use of government resources; 
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(3) 
Split agencies with multifarious functions which are deemed distinct but equally 
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important aspects of governance; 
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Transfer offices to other agencies where their functions are more aligned; and 
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Subject to evaluation and favorable recommendation of the Committee on 
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Rightsizing, abolish agencies when any of the following standards are present:  
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(i) The functions are already redundant or no longer relevant or necessary, or 
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could be better undertaken by another entity;  
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(ii) Agency is no longer achieving the objectives and purposes for which they were 
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originally created;  
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(iii) Continued operation is not cost-effective since they do not generate the 
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desired level of outputs and outcomes vis-a-vis the resource inputs; and/or 
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(iv) Agency has already become non-operational or dormant and/or outlived its 
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purpose. 
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(c) 
To  undertake other functional/organizational actions, as necessary, consistent with 
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the policies, principles, framework and standards of this Act; 
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(d) 
To develop and provide safety nets, including their implementation strategies, for 
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employees of agencies who may be affected by the government's rightsizing efforts, 
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such as, but not limited to, transfer to agencies in need of additional personnel, 
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option to avail of skills training and reskilling, and efficient processing of separation 
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or retirement benefits. 
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To formulate an Organizational Development Program to strengthen the institutional 
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capacity of the agencies and improve productivity of employees. 
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SEC. 6. Creation of a Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch. – A 
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Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch is hereby created to oversee the 
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implementation of the Rightsizing Program, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
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The Committee shall be composed of the following officials or their duly authorized 
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representatives: The Executive Secretary as Chairperson, and the Secretary of the 
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as Co-Chairperson; and the Secretary of 
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the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Chairperson of the Civil 
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Service Commission (CSC), and the Director-General of the Anti-Red Tape Authority 
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(ARTA), as members. The duly authorized representative shall be at least a third (3rd) 
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ranking official of the agency. 
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The Committee shall be organized within fifteen (15) days from the effectivity of 
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this Act. 
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The Committee shall also organize Sub-Committees composed of experts on 
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government operations, organizational development, and human resource management 
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to assist in the performance of its functions. 
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The DBM shall provide the necessary secretariat services to the Committee and 
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its Sub-Committees. 
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In the spirit of transparency and participatory governance, the Committee shall 
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consult the agencies concerned, accredited public sector unions and other stakeholders 
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relative to the implementation of the Rightsizing Program provided under this Act. 
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SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Committee on Rightsizing the Executive 
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Branch. – The Committee shall have the following powers and functions: 
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(a) 
To formulate policies, framework, strategies and mechanisms to be adopted in the 
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implementation of the Rightsizing Program of the Executive Branch; 
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(b) 
To conduct studies on the functions, programs, projects, operations, structure and 
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manpower complement of the different agencies; 
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(c) 
To develop and prepare the rightsized organizational structure of agencies 
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concerned and the corresponding executive issuances for approval by the 
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President, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Act; 
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(d) 
To develop and prepare the overall Change Management Program, including a 
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Communication Plan, to effectively manage the transition and ensure the smooth 
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implementation of the Rightsizing Program; 
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To formulate mechanisms to safeguard the welfare of employees who may be 
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affected by the rightsizing efforts, as well as the appropriate Organizational 
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Development Program, for approval of the President; 
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(f) 
To monitor the implementation by the different agencies of their respective approved 
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Rightsizing Plans, and report to the President any issue that must be addressed; 
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To engage the services of experts/consultants, through the DBM, to assist the 
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Committee and its Sub-Committees in the performance of their functions; and 
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To formulate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this Act. 
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SEC. 8. Submission of the Rightsized Organizational Structure and Proposed 
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Executive Issuances to the President. – The Committee on Rightsizing the Executive 
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Branch shall submit to the President the rightsized organizational structure of agencies 
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concerned and the corresponding executive issuances within two hundred fifty (250) days 
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from the effectivity of the IRR of this Act. The heads of departments or agencies shall 
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provide the necessary information and/or documentation to the Committee, as well as 
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technical assistance, to produce the requirements under this Act.  
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SEC. 9. Submission of the Detailed Organizational Structure and Staffing to the 
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DBM. – The heads of departments or agencies shall prepare and submit to the DBM the 
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detailed organizational structure and staffing of their respective agencies, including fund 
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requirements for personnel, within ninety (90) days after the approval of the proposed 
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executive issuances by the President.  
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SEC. 10. Retirement Benefits and Separation Incentives for Personnel Who May be 
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Affected by the Executive Branch's Rightsizing Program. – The affected personnel 
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shall be entitled to retirement benefits and separation incentives. 
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(a) 
The affected personnel shall be given the option to avail themselves of any of the 
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following retirement benefits under existing laws, if qualified: 
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(1) 
Retirement gratuity provided under Republic Act No. 1616, or “An Act Further 
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Amending Section Twelve of Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred 
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Eighty-Six, as Amended, By Prescribing Two Other Modes of Retirement and 
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for Other Purposes,” as amended; or 
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(2) 
Retirement benefit under Republic Act No. 660, or “An Act to Amend 
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Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Six Entitled ‘An Act 
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to Create and Establish a Government Service Insurance System, to Provide 
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for its Administration, and to Appropriate the Necessary Funds Therefor,’ and 
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to Provide Retirement Insurance and for Other Purposes; or 
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(3) 
Retirement, separation or unemployment benefit provided under Republic Act 
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No. 8291, or “An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 1146, as Amended, 
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Expanding and Increasing the Coverage and Benefits of the Government 
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Service Insurance System, Instituting Reforms Therein and for Other 
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Purposes.” 
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The retirement gratuity benefit of affected personnel who are qualified and have 
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opted to avail themselves of the benefits under Republic Act No. 1616 shall be paid by 
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the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). For the avoidance of doubt, the GSIS 
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shall no longer pay the refund of retirement premiums, including both personnel and 
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government shares, of the affected personnel who will opt to avail of the benefits under 
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Republic Act No. 1616. 
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(b) 
In addition to said retirement benefits, the affected personnel who would opt to retire 
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or be separated shall be entitled to the following applicable separation incentives: 
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(1) 
½ of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, for 
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those who have rendered less than 11 years of service; 
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(2) 
¾ of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
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computed starting from the 1st year, for those who have rendered 11 to less 
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than 21 years of service; 
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(3) 
the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
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computed starting from the 1st year, for those who have rendered 21 to less 
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than 31 years of service; and 
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(4) 
1 ¼ of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
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computed starting from the 1st year, for those who have rendered 31 years of 
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service and above. 
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The actual monthly basic salary shall refer to the salary of the affected personnel 
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as of the date of approval  of his/her  agency's detailed organizational structure 
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and staffing by the DBM. 
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A minimum of five (5) years of government service is required in order for an 
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affected personnel to be entitled to avail of the Program's separation incentives 
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under Section 10(b) of this Act: Provided, That for the purpose of computing the 
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total amount of separation incentives that an affected personnel would receive, 
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only his/her government service up to age 59 and a fraction thereof would be 
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counted. Government service starting at the age 60 would no longer be subject to 
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the separation incentives provided herein, without affecting the original incentive 
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factor determined as applicable based on the actual years of service of the affected 
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personnel: Provided, further, That for the purpose of complying with the required 
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number of years of service under Republic Act No. 8291, the portability scheme 
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under Republic Act No. 7699, otherwise known as “An Act Instituting Limited 
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Portability Scheme in the Social Security Insurance Systems by Totalizing the 
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Workers' Creditable Services or Contributions in Each of the Systems,” may be 
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applied, subject to existing policies and guidelines. 
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The affected personnel, if with permanent appointment attested by the CSC, who 
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will not opt to retire from the service shall be placed in a manpower pool to be 
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organized and administered by the CSC. The CSC, in coordination with other 
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government agencies and relevant private institutions, shall retool the affected 
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personnel and deploy them to agencies which require their qualifications, skills and 
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competencies. 
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The number of personnel who will avail of the separation incentives under Section 
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10(b) of this Act shall in no case exceed the number of positions declared for 
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abolition. 
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The specific guidelines to carry out the provisions of this Section shall be 
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prescribed in the IRR of this Act. 
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(c) 
The DBM, in coordination with relevant government agencies, shall set aside a 
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lump-sum fund, which shall be used for purposes of providing separation incentives 
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for affected job order and contract of service personnel who have rendered at least 
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five (5) years of service. 
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SEC. 11. Other Benefits of Retired/Separated Personnel. – The affected 
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personnel who retired/separated shall, in addition to the applicable benefits above, be 
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entitled to the following: 
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(a) 
Refund of Pag-IBIG Contributions. All affected personnel who are members of the 
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Pag-IBIG shall be entitled to the refund of their contributions (both personal and 
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government), pursuant to existing rules and regulations of the Home Development 
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Mutual Fund; and 
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(b) 
Commutation of Unused Vacation and Sick Leave Credits. All affected personnel 
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shall be entitled to the commutation of unused vacation and sick leave credits in 
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accordance with existing rules and regulations. 
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(c) 
Reskilling or upskilling programs. All affected personnel may avail of reskilling and 
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upskilling programs, free of charge, from the Technical Education and Skills 
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Development Authority or other government agencies. 
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SEC. 12. Period of Availability of the Retirement Benefits and Separation 
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Incentives. – The retirement benefits and separation incentives provided in this Act shall 
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be available within sixty (60) days upon approval by the DBM of the detailed rightsized 
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organizational structure and staffing of agencies concerned. 
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SEC. 13. Prohibition on Reemployment of Personnel Retired/Separated from 
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the Service. – Affected personnel who retired/separated from the service as a result of 
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the implementation of the Rightsizing Program shall not be reemployed in any agency of 
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the National Government, including in GOCCs, for a period of five (5) years, except as 
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teaching or medical staff in educational institutions and hospitals, respectively. 
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The reemployment of retired/separated personnel under the Program within the 
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prohibited period shall cause the refund of the separation incentives received by the 
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concerned personnel under Section 10(b) of this Act on a pro-rated basis.  
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SEC. 14. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Rightsizing 
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Program. – There is hereby created an Oversight Committee to oversee, monitor and 
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evaluate the implementation of this Act. 
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The Oversight Committee shall be composed of five (5) members each from the 
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Senate and from the House of Representatives, which shall include representatives of 
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the Senate Committees on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional 
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Regulation, and Finance, and the House Committees on Government Reorganization and 
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Appropriations.  
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SEC. 15. Conduct of an Impact Assessment. – The DBM shall commission the 
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conduct of an independent impact assessment on the Rightsizing Program three (3) years 
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from its completion to, among others, determine the effects of, and gains from, the 
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implementation of the Program. 
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SEC. 16. Report to Congress. – The President shall submit a report to Congress 
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on the results of the Program after the completion of its implementation. 
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SEC. 17. Sunset Provision. – The authority given to the President under this Act, 
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as well as the existence of the Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch, shall end 
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three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. 
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SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Committee on Rightsizing 
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the Executive Branch shall formulate the necessary IRR within thirty (30) days from the 
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organization of the Committee. Such rules and regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) 
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days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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SEC. 19. Provisions Applicable to Other Branches of Government, 
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Constitutional Commissions, Commission on Human Rights, Office of the 
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Ombudsman, and the LGUs. – The governing principles, policies, standards, and 
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guidelines, as well as the conditions and limitations provided in this Act, shall be followed 
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in the implementation of the Rightsizing Program by other branches of government, 
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Constitutional Commissions, Commission on Human Rights, Office of the Ombudsman, 
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and the LGUs. 
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The heads of said offices shall issue their respective IRR and furnish a copy thereof 
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to the Senate Committees on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional 
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Regulation, and Finance, the House Committees on Government Reorganization and 
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Appropriations, and the DBM. 
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SEC. 20. Funding Requirements. – The amount necessary for the initial 
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implementation of this Act shall be sourced against any applicable appropriation items 
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under the current General Appropriations Act. Subsequent amount needed to continue 
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the implementation of the National Government's Rightsizing Program shall be included 
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in the succeeding appropriations. 
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In the event that the Legislature, the Judiciary, Constitutional Commissions, 
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Commission on Human Rights, and the Office of the Ombudsman rightsize their 
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respective offices in accordance with the provisions of this Act, funds necessary for the 
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purpose shall likewise be sourced from any applicable appropriations under the GAA. 
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For GOCCs not covered by Republic Act No. 10149, the amount needed for the 
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implementation of their Rightsizing Program shall be outsourced from their respective 
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corporate funds. In case of funding deficiency, the National Government may provide 
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assistance in the payment of separation incentives of personnel who may be affected by 
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the rightsizing efforts of these GOCCs, provided that their salaries and other 
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compensation are covered by RA No. 6758 (Compensation and Position Classification 
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Act of 1989), as amended. 
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In case the LGUs pursue rightsizing efforts consistent with the provisions of this 
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Act and the Local Government Code of 1991, the amount needed for the purpose shall 
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be drawn from their respective local government funds. 
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SEC. 21. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared 
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unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full 
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force and effect. 
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SEC. 22. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are 
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hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 23. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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