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., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
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.
”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.
- La Niña forecast from Sept-Dec, expect more tropical cyclones, above normal rainfall -- Pagasa
- Choose Ombudsman with integrity, intelligence, insight – Cayetano
- Nartatez relieves Fajardo as PNP spokesman
- Rains over Metro Manila, parts of PH as LPA may develop into 'short-lived' tropical depression
- Modi: India, Japan to 'shape the Asian century'
- Head of main US health agency abruptly dismissed
- Comelec to open nearly two-year overseas voter registration for 2028 elections
- Philippines presses call for ceasefire in Gaza
- Marcos to mark ‘Thrilla In Manila’ 50th anniversary
- PH Navy spots 20 Chinese ships near BRP Sierra Madre
