Gov't rightsizing 'not aimed at terminating employees': Palace

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Yummie Dingding' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/04/20230404-marcos-jr-via-yummie-dingding.jpg' ><figcaption>President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. presides over the sectoral meeting on the updates on the government right-sizing program in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. <em>Yummie Dingding</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Rightsizing in the executive branch is meant to "upskill and reskill" government workers and "is not aimed at terminating employees", Malacañang said on Tuesday.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. earlier in the day met with the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to discuss the matter. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/22/23/marcos-abolishes-dofs-one-stop-shop-amid-rightsizing'>Marcos abolishes DOF's one-stop-shop tax center due to 'rightsizing, scams': Palace</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/14/22/govt-workers-wary-of-losing-jobs-in-rightsizing'>Gov't workers wary of losing jobs in 'rightsizing'</a></li></ul><p>During the meeting, Marcos ordered the further assessment of the "present set-up in the executive branch to determine redundant positions" and find out which posts could be merged, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. </p><p>"Government rightsizing is not aimed at terminating employees but to serve as a tool to upskill and reskill the current government workforce to improve state services and programs," the PCO said. </p><p>The House of Representatives in March passed on third and last reading House Bill No. 7240 or the proposed National Government Rightsizing Act. </p><p>The proposed rightsizing will determine which among the 187 government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), with some 2 million personnel, may be streamlined through merging, restructuring or abolition, Secretary Amenah Pangandaman previously said. </p><p>According to data gathered by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, there were 1,755,242 career and non-career government officials and employees as of August 2021, based on the latest Inventory of Government Human Resources Report from the Civil Service Commission. </p><p>More than 4 percent or 71,635 of the nearly 1.7 million officials are working in 126 GOCCs. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/22/marcos-pushes-for-govt-rightsizing-in-first-sona'>Marcos pushes for government rightsizing in first SONA</a></li></ul><p>GOCCs include the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Development bank of the Philippines, Government Service Insurance System, Social Security System, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. </p><p>In his first State of the Nation Address, Marcos listed the "National Government Rightsizing Program" among the measures that he urged lawmakers to prioritize passing.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2130063' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>During the meeting, Marcos ordered the further assessment of the "present set-up in the executive branch to determine redundant positions" and find out which posts could be merged, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. </p><p>"Government rightsizing is not aimed at terminating employees but to serve as a tool to upskill and reskill the current government workforce to improve state services and programs," the PCO said. </p><p>The House of Representatives in March passed on third and last reading House Bill No. 7240 or the proposed National Government Rightsizing Act. </p><p>The proposed rightsizing will determine which among the 187 government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), with some 2 million personnel, may be streamlined through merging, restructuring or abolition, Secretary Amenah Pangandaman previously said. </p><p>According to data gathered by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, there were 1,755,242 career and non-career government officials and employees as of August 2021, based on the latest Inventory of Government Human Resources Report from the Civil Service Commission. </p><p>More than 4 percent or 71,635 of the nearly 1.7 million officials are working in 126 GOCCs. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/22/marcos-pushes-for-govt-rightsizing-in-first-sona'>Marcos pushes for government rightsizing in first SONA</a></li></ul><p>GOCCs include the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Development bank of the Philippines, Government Service Insurance System, Social Security System, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. </p><p>In his first State of the Nation Address, Marcos listed the "National Government Rightsizing Program" among the measures that he urged lawmakers to prioritize passing.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2130063' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. earlier in the day met with the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to discuss the matter. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/22/23/marcos-abolishes-dofs-one-stop-shop-amid-rightsizing'>Marcos abolishes DOF's one-stop-shop tax center due to 'rightsizing, scams': Palace</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/14/22/govt-workers-wary-of-losing-jobs-in-rightsizing'>Gov't workers wary of losing jobs in 'rightsizing'</a></li></ul>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Yummie Dingding' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/04/20230404-marcos-jr-via-yummie-dingding.jpg' ><figcaption>President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. presides over the sectoral meeting on the updates on the government right-sizing program in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. <em>Yummie Dingding</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Rightsizing in the executive branch is meant to "upskill and reskill" government workers and "is not aimed at terminating employees", Malacañang said on Tuesday.</p>

Rightsizing in the executive branch 'is not aimed at terminating employees', the Palace said. 

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Gov't rightsizing 'not aimed at terminating employees': Palace

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