President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has extended the engagement of contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in government whose contracts will expire in December.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, the President made the order during a sectoral meeting with the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Civil Service Commission, and the Commission on Audit in Malacañang on Wednesday.
Marcos instructed government agencies to develop the skills and capabilities of COS and JO workers, enabling them to pass the civil service examination.
The Chief Executive noted that the goal is "to build a pool of government workers that can perform and qualify for the government's plantilla positions."
“Pag-aralan natin, just look at the numbers, the data on average, and government agencies. How many of their employees are contractual?” said Marcos.
“How many items in their plantilla proper are not filled?. How many are contractual as a percentage of the total number of employees? Kasi, the percentages are one of the most important. Then titingnan natin is average. [It will give us an idea of how people are using the system," he added.
The transitional period for the engagement of COS and JO workers was previously extended to December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2024, respectively, to allow government agencies to reassess their organizational and staffing requirements.
