Commission on Audit Chairperson Michael G. Aguinaldo, whose term of office ended on 2 February 2022, announced that the Commission on Audit (COA) had approved the regularization of 199 qualified Job Order (JO) workers, both in the Central Office and in the Regional Offices, to permanent employment in the Commission.
Chairperson Aguinaldo emphasized the importance of recognizing the loyalty and service that the qualified JO workers gave to the Commission. “These are qualified JO workers who have contributed, in their own ways, to the successful implementation of our programs and projects. I had promised them when I began my term of office that the Commission would work for their regularization. Thanks to the efforts of the people in the Commission, we are able to give these JO workers the peace of mind of security of tenure and the entitlement to the same benefits as regular employees,” said Chairperson Aguinaldo. He also acknowledged the authority to reorganize granted the Commission in the yearly General Appropriations Act and the support of the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission in this undertaking.
Fifty-one out of the 199 JO workers have served the Commission for more than 10 years, 57 have been with COA for more than five years while 91 have worked in COA for less than five years.
