Solon seeks civil service eligibility for casual gov't workers
(File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Thursday pushed for the passage of a measure seeking to grant automatic civil service eligibility to long-time casual state workers to reduce labor contractualization in the government. In filing House of Representatives Bill 1387, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera said the government should set an example as a good employer by aiming toward ending labor contractualization, also known as end-of-contract or endo, in the bureaucracy. "It can start by granting civil service eligibility to qualified casual or contractual workers who canno...