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FMJ extends svce of govt contractual/”pakyaw” workers
By Nidz Godino
“Help them find permanent posts”, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has extended employment of contract of service and job order workers in government whose contracts will expire in December.
Marcos decided to extend employment of non-regular government employees during sectoral meeting with budget, interior, civil service and audit officials at Malacañang.
Deadline for engagement of contract of service and job order workers in government was moved to Dec. 31, 2025 from Dec. 31, 2024.
Contract of service is defined as engagement of services of individual, private firm, another government agency, non-government agency or international organization as consultant, learning service provider or technical expert to undertake special project or job within specific period.
Job order, meanwhile, covers piece work, locally known as “pakyaw,” intermittent or emergency jobs to be undertaken for short duration and for specific piece of job.
According to budget department data, government has 832,812 contracts of service and job order workers as of June 30, 2023, Radio Television Malacañang said.
Number is higher by 22.90 percent from 642,077 workers in previous year.
Local governments have highest number of such workers, accounting for 69.68 percent or 580,323, up from 487,149 in 2022. Number of contract of service and job order workers in state universities and colleges also grew from 22,937 in 2022 to 44,168 last year.
National government, meanwhile, employs 173,227 casual workers.
Five national government agencies with highest number of contract of service and job order workers are Department of Public Works and Highways with 29,275; Department of Health with 18,264; Department of Education with 15,143; Department of Social Welfare and Development with 13,770; and Department of Environment and Natural Resources with 10,990.
Marcos ordered agencies to develop skills and capabilities of non-regular government workers and to reeducate and train them with help of higher learning institutions so they would be qualified for permanent positions.
He gave directive after learning that while there are thousands of vacant plantilla posts in government, they cannot be filled by contract of service and job order workers because they are not eligible.
Recognizing job experience of contract of service and job order workers, many of whom have been in government for many years, Marcos said non-regular workers should be assisted to obtain required qualifications so they could enjoy benefits of those in permanent positions.
Marcos also instructed agencies to conduct thorough study of current state of government workforce.
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