SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva renewed his call for the government to provide security of tenure by absorbing qualified workers hired under temporary arrangements., This news data comes from:http://hi-in-ctc-fpm.771bg.com
The senator was referring to job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) employees, considering that there are available plantilla positions in their respective organizations.
Villanueva: Regularize contractual govt workers
He made the appeal during the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) presentation of the 2026 National Expenditure Program before the Senate Committee on Finance on Monday.
Villanueva expressed alarm at the steady rise of “endo” (end of contract) workers in government, reaching 939,771 JOs and COS workers in 2024. This figure was on top of the estimated 2 million permanent positions in government.
Villanueva: Regularize contractual govt workers
”Despite raising this concern every year for the past nine years, this practice is still ongoing,” Villanueva said.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman assured Villanueva that the DBCC is prioritizing providing plantilla positions to qualified JOs and COS employees in the implementation of the recently signed law on optimizing the bureaucracy.
- Transport chief pushes shame campaign vs errant motorists
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- DOJ issues lookout order vs Atong Ang, others over missing cockfighters
- Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast
- Japan pledges continued support for Philippine development projects
- Afghan quake death toll surges to over 2,200
- Customs officials, employees who aided Discayas will not be spared — Customs chief
- PH Construction Board asked to address 'accreditation for sale' scandal
- DOE issues circular to consolidate electric vehicle recognition guidelines
- PH economic losses hit 100B from corruption in flood control projects
