SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva renewed his call for the government to provide security of tenure by absorbing qualified workers hired under temporary arrangements.
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.
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: Regularize contractual govt workers
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., This news data comes from:http://xs888999.com
”Despite raising this concern every year for the past nine years, this practice is still ongoing,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva: Regularize contractual govt workers
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.
- Former president Duterte's health stable despite high blood sugar, says VP Sara
- Thai court to rule on PM's fate after Hun Sen call leak
- DMW, pharmaceutical firm sign agreement to boost access to medicines, hospital services for OFWs, families
- SC acquits suspect in 2012 killing of Dutch aid worker over doubtful testimonies
- LPA may still develop into short-lived tropical cyclone
- Taiwan: China illegally deploying oil rigs in its waters
- Group presses DA on delayed fertilizer subsidies
- Choose Ombudsman with integrity, intelligence, insight – Cayetano
- Students, faculty file complaint against Universidad de Manila president
- Nartatez vows fair assignments, better resource management as new PNP chief
