SB 453

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025

Civil Service Special Eligibility Act

An Act Granting Special Civil Service Eligibilities to Qualified Individuals, Amending for the Purpose Section 23 of Republic Act No. 2260, Otherwise Known as the Civil Service Act of 1959

In plain language

The bill creates a new “Civil Service Special Eligibility Act” that would let long‑serving contract and job‑order workers (at least ten years with satisfactory performance) qualify for regular civil‑service positions without passing the usual exam, while also allowing certain cultural‑minority appointments to bypass exams when impracticable. It amends the recruitment rules in Section 23 of the 1959 Civil Service Act, sets a 90‑day deadline for the Civil Service Commission and the Budget Office to issue implementing

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Author · Senator

Rodante Marcoleta
SenatorRodante Marcoleta
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Subjects

Civil Service Eligibility

Official sources

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HB 3036· Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Granting Special Civil Service Eligibilities to Qualified Individuals, Amending for the Purpose Section 23 of Republic Act No. 2260, Otherwise Known as the Civil Service Act of 1959
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-08-11Rep. Paolo Henry M. Marcoleta
HB 1581· Filed Jul 8, 2025
An Act Granting Civil Service Eligibility to Those Who Have Rendered at Least Three Consecutive Years of Government Service, or at Least Five Non-Consecutive Years, Whose Appointment Status Is Either Contractual, Casual, or Job Order
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-07-30Rep. Kristine Alexie B. Tutor
HB 93· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Providing Civil Service Eligibility and Permanent Appointment to All Government Casual and Contractual Employees Under Job Orders, Contract of Service, Memorandum of Agreement/Memorandum Order or Understanding and Other Similar Contracts Who Have Rendered at Least Three (3) Years of Outstanding Government Service
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-07-29Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza
HB 4577· Filed Sep 15, 2025
An Act Granting Automatic Civil Service Eligibility to Government Employees Under Contractual, Casual, or Job Order Status, Who Have Rendered at Least Three Consecutive Years of Government Service, or at Least Five Non-Consecutive Years, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-09-23Rep. Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas
HB 9407· Filed May 25, 2026
An Act Granting Civil Service Eligibility to Long-Term Casual Employees in Government, Creating Special Permanent Positions, Providing for Appropriations, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2026-06-01Rep. Jan Franz Norbert Joselito Almario Chan +1

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SBN-453 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch