Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _2279

Introduced by HONORABLE LUIS RAYMUND F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippine government has employed over 1.4 million personnel in 20107,
making it the biggest employer in the country. There are no signs of slowing down,
and a career in the civil service is still very much in demand. In fact, over 230,000
people took the career service exam last March 2017? in the hopes of getting
eligibility

However, the total number of personnel in non-career service surveyed by the Civil
Service Commission® shows that 59% is filled by Casual employees, or those hired
for emergency or seasonal jobs, while 24% is filled by Contractual employees, or
those hired for a specific job or those requiring technical skills. Non-careers make up
a total of 117,000 employees* in the Philippine civil service—this is over 13% of
people working for the government that do not receive the same benefits career
personnel do. These men and women work the same hours as regular employees
and yet do not receive compensation for paid holiday that regular employees take.

This bill proposes to give the contractual and casual employees in the civil service
their due entitlement by ensuring that they are paid corresponding wages during
special public and local holidays, as may be proclaimed by the President of the

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Philippines. In the spirit of fairness, this bill aims to encourage the dynamic workforce
of non-career civil servants in the country and give them their due compensation.

The approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY/ F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.,

Introduced by HONORABLE LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
GRANTING NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY TO THE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THOSE IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR
CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.Government employees, including those in government-owned or
controlled corporations, whether their nature of employment is permanent,
contractual, temporary or casual, shall be paid night shift differential at a rate not
exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the hourly basic rate of the employee for each
hour of work performed between ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the
moming; Provided, That the night shift differential pay provided under this Act shall
be in addition to and shall not in any way diminish whatever benefits and allowances
being presently enjoyed by government employees.

"Hourly basic rate” refers to basic salary rate per hour derived by dividing the
monthly rate by twenty-two (22) working days and dividing the quotient derived by
eight (8) hours.

SEC. 2. The following government employees are not covered by this Act:
a) Public health workers who are already covered by Republic Act No. 7305; and

b) Goverment employees whose services are required, or are on call, twenty-four
(24) hours a day such as the uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the


Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

SEC. 3. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), in coordination with the Department of
Budget and Management (DBM), shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be
funded as follows:

a) For the national goverment entities, the initial amount shall be charged from the
savings generated from the different departments, bureaus, offices, and agencies.
Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continuous implementation of this
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA):

b) For local government units, the amount shall be charged against their respective
funds; and

¢) For government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries the
amount shall come from their respective corporate funds.

SEC. 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,