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Villanueva asks DBM, COA to assure pay of govt's 3rd-party contractual employees
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Audit (COA) issued Joint Circular No. 1, allowing government agencies to pay contractual and job order employees during the enhanced community quarantine.
This circular is intended to benefit over 660,000 job order and contract of service workers directly engaged by national government agencies.
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the circular, stating it would encourage workers to stay home and help them provide for their families.
Villanueva has since appealed to the DBM and COA to also assure continued pay for contractual, third-party government service providers, such as janitorial and security personnel.
He noted that Joint Circular No. 1 excludes these third-party workers from benefiting from continued salary payments during the quarantine period.
Villanueva is seeking clarification or new guidelines to ensure these third-party workers are paid, as government agencies may face issues with the COA if they continue payments without clear directives.
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Senator Joel Villanueva announced that the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) have agreed to continue paying the salaries of Metro Manila-based contractual government workers.
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Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go thanked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Commission on Audit (COA), and other agencies for their prompt action in granting the appeal to continue compensating government job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed gratitude to several large companies for committing to provide their employees with full pay during the enhanced community quarantine period.
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