NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2502
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
RIGHTSIZING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE 
DELIVERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Reorganization of the government has been present since the establishment of 
the Philippine Republic in 1899 and has been a top agenda of various Philippine 
presidents since at least 1946.1 It entails the rearrangement or restructuring of 
administrative structures within a government and involves abolishing, merging, or 
creating governmental bodies as well as removing duplicate and overlapping functions 
to respond to and help achieve the goals set by an administration.2
Consistent with this and in order to improve the efficiency, economy, and 
effectiveness of government operations and enhance the delivery of public services to 
the citizens, it is necessary to regularly review and evaluate the government’s 
organizational structure, systems, and mandates, among others. This includes the 
optimal process of filling permanent positions, as the government is one of the biggest, 
if not the biggest, employers in the country. According to the Department of Budget 
and Management (DBM) Staffing Summary, the total number of permanent positions 
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 is 1,979,564, of which 1,810,428 (91.46%) positions are 
filled, while 169,136 (8.54%) remain unfilled.3
Despite having roughly 1 out of 10 authorized positions unfilled, data from the 
Civil Service Commission (CSC) shows that the government has hired 832,812 non­
permanent government workers under Job Order or Contract of Service status, as of 
June 30, 2023.4 Hence, it is also crucial to conduct a comprehensive study of the
Brillantes, A.B., Lorenzo, M.P. (2021). Public Reorganization in the Philippines. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global 
Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. 
httPs://doi.ora/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5 4348-1.
Ibid.
DBM. 2024 staffing Summary. Available at https://www.dbm.aov.Dh/wo- 
content/uploads/Staffina/STAFFING2024/STAFFING-SUMMARY-2024.pdf. Accessed on 06 November 2023. 
CSC. Inventory of Government Human Resources, Job Order and Contract of Service Data as of June 30, 2023. 
Available at https://www.csc.aov.ph/downloads/cateaorv/426-2023. Accessed on 06 November 2023.


staffing pattern of government agencies to determine whether some existing 
permanent positions are already obsolete, redundant, or unnecessary.
Given the foregoing, this measure aims to implement a systemic reform to 
promote and maintain an effective, efficient, economical, responsive, and progressive 
Philippine Government. This bill seeks to put in place the National Government 
Rightsizing Program (NGRP), guided, among others, by the role of government and 
the scope, level, and prioritization of government programs, activities, and projects, as 
well as the appropriate manner in which public goods and services are provided, as 
determined in accordance with the Constitution, political and socio-economic contexts 
and objectives of the government, and available resources.
Further, this bill 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; review of 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 this measure is to streamline the roles, functions, mandates, and programs of the 
entire government to ensure the attainment of the country’s societal and economic 
development goals and objectives, while also protecting the welfare of government 
workers. Finally, it seeks to promote equity and ethical accountability in addition to the 
administrative orthodox of efficiency, economy, and effectiveness.
For the foregoing reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
JOEI/yiLLANUEVAi


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2502
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
RIGHTSIZING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE 
DELIVERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as “The National Government
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Rightsizing Act of 2023.”
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Poiicy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
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promote and maintain effectiveness, efficiency, economy, equity, and ethical
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accountability in the government: enhance institutional capacity to improve public
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service delivery: and 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
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and simplify its rules and regulations, and systems and processes, while protecting
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the welfare of civil servants and other government workers.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
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a) Abolition refers to the elimination of an obsolete/unnecessary organizational unit:
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Affected Personnel refers to any government employee, whether regular or non-
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permanent, that may be affected by the organizational actions arising from the
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results of strategic review and study under the National Government Rightsizing
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Program (NGRP):
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c) Consolidation refers to the dissolution of two (2) or more organizational units to
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form a new unit:
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Deactivation refers to the act of making dormant or non-operational an
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organizational unit by phasing out its functions or transferring them to other units,
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and/or discontinuing the provision of resources. An organizational unit is
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rendered dormant or non-operational if it is defunded and/or its operation is
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is devoid of any activity, personnel, financial, and physical resources:
e) 
Detailed Rightsized Organizational Structure refers to the output of a government 
agency that provides information on the systematic arrangement and functions 
of the divisions and units within the organization. This shall be based on the 
rightsized organizational structure that shall be developed by the Committee on 
Rightsizing the Executive Branch;
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Merger refers to the combination of two (2) or more organizational units, whereby 
the identity of one is retained and the other is abolished or deactivated;
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Placement refers to the process of matching the jobs and the individual: 
placement occurs when the individual is assigned with the particular job;
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Rightsized Organizational Structure refers to the output of the Committee on 
Rightsizing the Executive Branch, which shall contain the appropriate structure 
of government agencies (i.e.. Departments, Bureaus, Services, and Offices) and 
their corresponding mandates and functions, resulting from the conduct of 
strategic review and study;
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Rightsizing refers to the process of analyzing and designing the appropriate role, 
mandate, structure, functions, size, systems, and processes of government 
agencies in order to ensure effective, responsive, and efficient service delivery;
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Staffing Pattern refers to the staffing complement of an agency. It shows the 
number of authorized positions by class and occupational group for each 
organizational unit within the agency; and
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Transfer refers to the movement of an employee from one organizational unit to 
another in the same department or agency, or from one department or agency to 
another, whichever is of equivalent rank, level, or salary.
Sec. 4. Coverage. - This Act shall cover all agencies of the Executive Branch, 
including departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, councils, and all other 
entities attached to or under their administrative supervision, and government-owned 
or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) not covered by Republic Act No. 10149 or the 
GOCC Governance Act of 2011.
In recognition of the important role of certain government positions in the society, 
the following positions shall be excluded in the coverage of this Act:
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Teaching and teaching-related positions in elementary, secondary, 
technicai/vocational schools, state universities and colleges, and non-chartered 
tertiary schools; and
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Military and uniformed personnel in the Department of National Defense, 
Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Transportation, 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Department of 
Justice.
The Legislature, Judiciary, Constitutional Commissions, and Office of the 
Ombudsman may, within their respective authorized appropriations, likewise rightsize 
their respective offices, consistent with the principles and guidelines contained in this 
Act, and within the parameters of the Unified Position Classification and Compensation 
System established under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended.


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Local government units (LGUs) may also rightsize their respective offices, 
consistent with the governing principles and guidelines contained in this Act and the 
provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, and 
subject to their financial capability.
The Governance Commission for GOCCs shall continue to exercise its authority 
under Republic Act No. 10149 to reorganize, merge, streamline, abolish, or privatize 
any GOCC, in consultation with the department to which the GOCC is attached.
Sec. 5. Governing Principles. - The National Government shall implement a 
Rightsizing Program in accordance with the following principles:
a) 
The role of government and the scope, level, and prioritization of government 
programs, activities and projects, as well as the appropriate manner in which 
public goods and services are provided, shall be determined in accordance with 
the Constitutional mandate, political and socio-economic contexts and objectives 
of the government, and available resources;
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The government shall establish a conducive policy environment to encourage 
active engagement of the private sector and civil society organizations in the 
production and delivery of goods and services;
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The delineation of functions and responsibilities between the National 
Government and the LGUs in the provision of public goods and services shall be 
clearly defined, consistent with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 and other 
pertinent laws and issuances, for purposes of providing a more seamless, 
accessible, and responsive government services to the people;
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A whole-of-nation approach shall be adopted to ensure seamless operations of 
agencies within and across sectors and to be more anticipatory and responsive 
to public needs;
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Government operations shall be simplified so that the agencies could focus on 
the performance of their core functions and implementation of programs and 
projects that will lead to the attainment of the desired sectoral and national goals 
and outcomes;
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Government systems and processes shall be streamlined and modernized to 
facilitate the delivery and upgrade the quality of frontline services, as well as to 
improve policy formulation, planning and performance evaluation, and raise 
overall productivity of the public sector;
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Digitalization and e-Governance shall be utilized as means to efficiently optimize 
government roles and provide prompt and effective services to the people;
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Government rules, procedures and requirements shall be rationalized to reduce 
the regulatory burden on citizens, businesses and other stakeholders, as well as 
reduce the administrative burden on the part of the government; and
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The organizational structure of an agency shall be designed and rightsized to 
facilitate the effective, efficient, economical, equitable, and ethical 
implementation of programs and projects, and the attainment of organizational 
outputs and outcomes; and the appropriate staffing mix shall be determined 
based on the skills and competencies required to effectively and efficiently carry 
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Sec. 6. Authority of the President of the Phiiippines to Rightsize the 
Operations of the Executive Branch. - Pursuant to the governing principles, 
policies, standards, and guidelines stipulated in this Act, the President is hereby 
granted the following authority in the rightsizing of the operations of the different 
agencies of the Executive Branch:
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To pursue the following functional shifts/modifications:
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Strengthen functions of the agency which directly contribute to the targeted 
ultimate societal outcomes of the National Government and/or the targeted 
sector/sub-sector outcomes of the agency;
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Scale down, phase out, eliminate or discontinue functions, programs, 
projects or activities that could be better carried out or undertaken by the 
private sector, or have already been devolved to LGUs consistent with the 
governing principles provided in this Act; and
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Transfer/integrate functions from one agency to another which could better 
perform the same;
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To implement the following organizational actions, upon determination of the 
Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch created under this Act that it is 
to the best interest of the State to create, reorganize, merge, streamline or 
abolish agencies and offices:
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Create new agencies, offices, positions, as needed, in order to strengthen 
the capacity of government agencies to perform their mandate;
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Regularize ad hoc offices whose functions are vital and significant, thus 
must be continually undertaken by the government;
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Merge or consolidate agencies whose functions are unnecessarily 
overlapping or duplicating and could be undertaken by a single entity, or 
clients are similar or related, to rationalize the use of government resources;
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Split agencies with multifarious functions which are deemed distinct but 
equally important aspects of governance;
V. Transfer offices to other agencies where their functions are more aligned; 
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vi. Subject to evaluation and favorable recommendation of the Committee on 
Rightsizing the Executive Branch, abolish agencies, based on any of the 
following grounds: (1) the functions are already redundant or no longer 
relevant or necessary, or could be better undertaken by another entity; (2) 
agency is no longer achieving the objectives and purposes for which they 
were originally created; (3) continued operation is not cost-effective since 
they do not generate the desired level of outputs and outcomes vis-a-vis 
the resource inputs; and/or (4) agency has already become non-operational 
or dormant and/or outlived its purpose;
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To undertake other functional/organizational actions, such as conducting 
regulatory reviews, streamlining or reengineering processes, capability-building 
interventions, among others, as necessary, consistent with the policies, 
principles, framework and standards of this Act;
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To develop and provide safety nets, including their implementation strategies, for 
employees of agencies who may be affected by the government’s rightsizing 
efforts; and
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To formulate an Organizational Development Program to strengthen the 
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Sec. 7. Creation of a Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch. - A
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Committee on Rightsizing the Executive Branch (CREB) is hereby created to oversee
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the implementation of the Rightsizing Program, in accordance with the provisions of
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this Act.
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The Committee shall be composed of the following officials or their duly
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authorized representatives: Executive Secretary as Chairperson, and the Secretary of
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the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as Co-Chairperson, with the
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Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning of the National Economic and Development
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Authority, Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Director-
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General of the Anti-Red Tape Authority, as members. The duly authorized
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representative shall be at least a third (3rd) 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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The CREB shall also organize Sub-Committees composed of experts on
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government operations, organizational development, and human resource
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management, including a secretariat for each Sub-Committee, to assist in the
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performance of its functions.
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The DBM shall provide the necessary secretariat services to the CREB and
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designate focal persons for each Sub-Committee to ensure effective coordination.
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In the spirit of transparency and participatory governance, the Committee shall consult
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the agencies concerned, accredited public sector unions and other stakeholders
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relative to the implementation of the NGRP.
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Executive Branch. - The Committee shall have the following powers and functions:
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To develop the policies, frameworks, indicators, strategies and mechanisms, in
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consideration of the lessons learned from previous efforts on reorganization, to
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To develop a Program Management Plan containing the activities,
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responsibilities, and resource requirements, among others, that shall be adopted
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to ensure effective implementation of the NGRP and submit the same to the
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President within sixty (60) days upon effectivity of the implementing rules and
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To monitor the implementation by the different agencies of their respective 
approved 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 
Committee and its Sub-Committees in the performance of their functions; and
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To formulate the IRR of this Act.
Sec. 9. Conduct of Strategic Review and Study on the Mandates, Functions, 
Systems, Operations, and Processes of the NG. - The CREB shall conduct 
strategic review and study on the role, mandates, functions, programs, projects, 
operations, structure and manpower complement of the different agencies under the 
Executive Branch for purposes of:
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Determining the role of the government, as well as the suitable extent of 
government intervention on the sectoral areas covered;
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Identifying areas of dysfunctions, bureaucratic inefficiencies, among others, in 
the sectoral areas covered and government agencies therein;
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Assessing the relevance of an agency’s mandates, functions, programs, and 
projects in pursuit of the country’s socio-economic and developmental goals and 
outcomes; and
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Providing recommendations on the appropriate roles, mandates and functions of 
government agencies; organizational actions that shall improve efficiency and 
interoperability of government agencies; and necessary transformational and 
organizational changes that could be implemented in the sectoral areas and/or 
agencies concerned.
The conduct of the strategic review and study shall be consistent with the 
governing principles set forth under Section 5 of this Act. Furthermore, the 
recommendations of the study may contain any, but not limited to the recommended 
actions provided in Section 6 of this Act.
Sec. 10. Submission of the Rightsized Organizational Structure and 
Proposed Executive Issuances to the President. - The CREB shall submit to the 
President the rightsized organizational structure of agencies concerned and the 
corresponding executive issuances, with due consideration of the results and findings 
of the strategic review and study that will be conducted, within sixty (60) days from 
approval by the Committee of the results of the strategic review and study.
Sec. 11. Submission of the Detailed Rightsized Organizational Structure 
and Staffing Pattern to the DBM. - Agency Heads shall prepare and submit to the 
DBM the detailed organizational structure and staffing pattern (OSSP) of their 
respective agencies, including an estimated cost to implement the detailed rightsized 
OSSP, within ninety (90) days after the approval of the proposed executive issuances 
by the President: Provided, That assistance in the preparation of organizational 
structure and staffing pattern has been extended to the agency by the DBM and the 
CSC.
Sec. 12. Non-interruption of Government Service and Transitory 
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thereof, or any initiative related to the implementation of the recommendations under 
the strategic review and study conducted through the NGRP, shall not operate to 
suspend or exempt any government office or personnel from compliance with the 
provisions of Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient 
Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.
The agencies shall implement the approved detailed rightsized organizational 
structure and staffing pattern in such a manner that government operations will not be 
delayed nor disrupted. Agencies and personnel will be able to perform their functions, 
respective duties and responsibilities in a holdover capacity until the transition has 
been completed. Furthermore, agencies shall ensure that a change management 
program will be carried out to ensure smooth and effective transition.
The placement of permanent employees to the rightsized staffing pattern, the 
order of separation of affected personnel pursuant to the rightsizing measure, as well 
as the remedies and procedures for affected personnel shall be carried out in 
accordance with Republic Act No. 6656 or An Act to Protect the Security of Tenure of 
Civil Service Officers and Employees in the Implementation of Government 
Reorganization and its IRR.
Sec. 13. Retirement Benefits and Separation Incentives for Personnel Who 
May be Affected by the NGRP. - The affected personnel hired on a permanent basis 
and with appointments attested by the CSC shall be entitled to retirement benefits and 
separation incentives.
a) The affected personnel shall be given the option to avail of any of the following
retirement benefits under existing laws, if qualified:
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Retirement gratuity provided under Republic Act No. 1616 or An Act Further 
Amending Section Twelve of Commonwealth Act Numbered 186, as 
Amended, By Prescribing Two Other Modes of Retirement and for Other 
Purposes, as amended; or
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Retirement benefit under Republic Act No. 660 or An Act to Amend 
Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Six Entitled, “An 
Act to Create and Establish a Government Service Insurance System, to 
Provide for its Administration, and to Appropriate the Necessary Funds 
Therefor,” and to Provide Retirement Insurance and for Other Purposes: or
iii. 
Retirement, separation or unemployment benefit provided under Republic 
Act No. 8291 or An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 1146, as 
Amended, Expanding and Increasing the Coverage and Benefits of the 
Government Service Insurance System, Instituting Reforms Therein and for 
Other Purposes.
The retirement gratuity benefit of affected personnel who are qualified and have 
opted to avail of Republic Act No. 1616 shall be paid by the Government Service 
Insurance System (GSIS). The GSIS shall no longer pay the refund of retirement 
premiums (both personal and government shares) of the affected personnel who will 
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b) In addition to said retirement benefits, the affected personnel who would opt to
retire or be separated shall be entitled to the following applicable separation
incentives:
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1/4 of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
for those who have rendered five (5) years to eleven (11) years of service;
ii. 
% of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
computed starting from the first year, for those who have rendered eleven 
(11) to less than twenty-one (21) years of service;
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the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
computed starting from the first year, for those who have rendered twenty- 
one (21) to less than thirty-one (31) years of service; and
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1 1/4 of the actual monthly basic salary for every year of government service, 
computed starting from the first year, for those who have rendered thirty-one 
(31) years of service and above.
The actual monthly basic salary shall refer to the salary of the affected personnel 
as of the date of approval of his/her agency's detailed organizational structure and 
staffing by the DBM.
A minimum of five (5) years of government service is required in order for an 
affected personnel to be entitled to avail of the Program's separation incentives under 
Section 13 (b) of this Act.
Provided, That for the purpose of computing the total amount of separation 
incentives that an affected personnel would receive, only his/her government service 
up to age fifty-nine (59) and a fraction thereof would be counted. Government service 
starting at the age sixty (60) would no longer be subject to the separation incentives 
provided herein, without affecting the original incentive factor determined as applicable 
based on the actual years of service of the affected personnel.
Provided, further. That for the purpose of complying with the required number of 
years of service under Republic Act No. 8291, the portability scheme under Republic 
Act No. 7699 or An Act Instituting Limited Portability Scheme in the Social Security 
Insurance Systems by Totalizing the Workers’ Creditable Services or Contributions in 
Each of the Systems may be applied, subject to existing policies and guidelines.
The affected personnel who will not opt to retire from the service shall be placed 
in a manpower pool to be organized and administered by the CSC. The CSC, in 
coordination with other government agencies and relevant private institutions, shall 
reskill and upskill the subject affected personnel and deploy them to agencies which 
require their qualifications, skills and competencies.
The number of personnel who will avail of the separation incentives under 
Section 13 (b) of this Act shall in no case exceed the number of positions declared for 
abolition.
The specific guidelines to carry out the provisions of this Section shall be 
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Sec. 14. Other Benefits of Retired/Separated Personnel. - The affected 
personnel who retired/separated shall, in addition to the applicable benefits above, be 
entitled to the following:
a) 
Refund of Pag-IBIG Contributions - all affected personnel who are members of 
the Pag-IBIG shall be entitled to the refund of their contributions (both personal 
and government), pursuant to existing rules and regulations of the Home 
Development Mutual Fund; and
b) 
Commutation of Unused Vacation and Sick Leave Credits - all affected 
personnel shall be entitled to the commutation of unused vacation and sick leave 
credits in accordance with existing rules and regulations.
Sec. 15. Period of Availability of the Retirement Benefits and Separation 
Incentives. - The retirement benefits and separation incentives provided under this 
Act shall be available within sixty (60) days upon issuance of the Notice of 
Organization, Staffing and Compensation Action by the DBM to the agencies 
concerned.
Sec. 16. Prohibition on Reemployment of Personnel Retired/Separated 
from the Service. - Affected personnel who retired/separated from the service as a 
result of the implementation of the Rightsizing Program shall not be reemployed in any 
agency of the National Government, including in GOCCs, for a period of five (5) years, 
except in the exigency of service or as teaching or medical staff in educational 
institutions and hospitals, respectively.
The reemployment of retired/separated personnel under the Program within the 
prohibited period shall cause the refund of the separation incentives received by the 
subject personnel under Section 13 (b) of this Act on a pro-rated basis.
Sec. 17. Conduct of an Impact Assessment. - The DBM shall commission the 
conduct of an independent impact assessment on the NGRP three (3) years from its 
completion to, among others, determine the effects of, and gains from, the 
implementation of the Program.
Sec. 18. Report to Congress. - The President shall submit a report to Congress 
on the results of the Program after the completion of its implementation.
Sec. 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from 
its organization, the CREB shall formulate the necessary IRR of this Act. Such rules 
and regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper 
of general circulation.
Sec. 20. Provisions Applicable to Other Branches of Government, 
Constitutional Commissions, Office of the Ombudsman, and the LGUs. - The
governing principles, policies, standards, and guidelines, as well as the conditions and 
limitations provided in this Act shall be followed in the implementation of the 
Rightsizing Program by the other branches of government. Constitutional 
Commissions, Office of the Ombudsman, and LGUs.


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The heads of said offices shall issue their respective IRR and furnish a copy 
thereof to the Senate Committees on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and 
Professional Regulation, and Finance, the House Committees on Government 
Reorganization, and Appropriations, and the DBM.
Sec. 21. Funding Requirements. - The amount necessary for the initial 
implementation of this Act shall be sourced against any applicable appropriation items 
under the current General Appropriations Act (GAA). Subsequent amounts needed to 
continue the implementation of the National Government Rightsizing Program shall be 
included in the succeeding appropriations.
In the event that the Legislature, Judiciary, Constitutional Commissions, and 
Office of the Ombudsman rightsize their respective offices in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act, funds necessary for the purpose shall likewise be sourced from 
any applicable appropriations under the GAA.
For GOCCs not covered by Republic Act No. 10149, the amount needed for the 
implementation of their Rightsizing Program shall be sourced from their respective 
corporate funds. In case of funding deficiency, the National Government may provide 
assistance in the payment of separation incentives of personnel who may be affected 
by the rightsizing efforts of these GOCCs, provided that their salaries and other 
compensation are covered by Republic Act No. 6758 or the Compensation and 
Position Classification Act of 1989, as amended.
In case the LGUs pursue rightsizing efforts consistent with the provisions of this 
Act and Republic Act No. 7160, the amount needed for the purpose shall be drawn 
from their respective local government funds.
Sec. 22. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in 
full force and effect.
Sec. 23. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act 
are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Sec. 24. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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