Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HoUSE BILL No. 82 4 5
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE CHEEN0 MIGUEL D. ALMARIO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 3 of Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution provides for the rights of
workers, including the security of tenure entitlement. In the same spirit that this
bill  proposes to grant civil  service eligibility to all government-paid  personnel
serving  under  non-permanent  status  who  have  rendered  at least twelve  (12)
consecutive    years    of   efficient    service,    qualifying    them    for    permanent
appointments.
The civil service eligibility is in recognition of the valuable contribution of all
temporary work force in the government serving under provisionary, temporary,
contractual, job order appointment, and the like. It shall have both retroactive and
prospective  applications,  allowing  all  those  who  have  reached  twelve  (12)
continuous years of service before and after the passage of this bill to apply for
this privilege. The civil service eligibility to be granted shall be commensurate to
the actual service and aptitude of the personnel, qualifying him for a permanent
appointment in  his  current post or any other equivalent government position
requiring eligibility.
It  is   hoped   that  the   passage   of  this   measure  will   promote   efficient
government service and dedication by providing deserving public servants the
opportunity of acquiring security of tenure and other benefits provided by law.
A similar version of this bill was filed in the 17th and 18th Congresses by the
Honorable Joel Mayo Z. Almario. Support for the approval of this bill is earnestly
sought.
CHEENO M
Rep
2nd District, Davao Oriental


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HoUSE BILL No. 8 2 4 5
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE CHEENO MIGUEL D. ALMARIO
AN ACT
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO GOVERNMENT-PAID PERSONNEL
WHO HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS
OF EFFICIENT SERVICE UNDER TEMPORARY STATUS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:
1                     SECTION   1.   All   government-paid   personnel   holding   non-permanent
2       positions under provisional, temporary, contractual, job order, and other similar
3       appointments,  who  have  rendered  at  least  twelve  (12)  continuous  years  of
4       efficient service may be granted civil service eligibility equivalent to the type of
5       servicetheyhave rendered.
6                    All  those  who   qualify  for  such   eligibility  may  qualify  as  permanent
7      employees in their present positions or anyother governmentposition equivalent
8       in rank.
9                    SECTION 2. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the civil
10       Service commission shall issue the imp]ementing rules and regulations to carry
11       outthe provisions ofthisAct.
12                    SECTION 3.  All laws, decrees and executive orders inconsistent with this
13       Actare hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
14                    SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its
15       publication in the official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
16                    Approved.
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