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.
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, This news data comes from:http://www.erlvyiwan.com
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.
- Some areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Quezon to have power interruptions due to maintenance work
- Go files housing development bill
- ALPAS Consultancy bags five awards in Philippine Quill debut
- Former president Duterte's health stable despite high blood sugar, says VP Sara
- Vietnam evacuates thousands ahead of Typhoon Kajiki
- Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
- Hontiveros pushes P15,000 salary hike for teachers
- NATO members to reach 2% defense spending goal this year
- PH Navy spots 20 Chinese ships near BRP Sierra Madre
- Comelec: Postponed village, youth elections not in 2026 budget
