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BillSBN-28220th Congress

Automatic Promotion Upon Retirement from Government Service

In committee Filed Jul 8, 2025
◷ Where it standsIn Committee
FiledCommittee2nd Reading3rd ReadingBicamEnacted

Filed on July 8, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation and Finance; no recorded action since August 5, 2025 — it has sat in committee for over two months.

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Moderate

This bill addresses the retirement benefits of government workers.

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Timeliness
Routine

The bill addresses a routine issue of retirement benefits for government employees.

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Long title

Automatic Promotion Upon Retirement from Government Service

Plain-language summary
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This bill provides for the automatic promotion of government officials and employees to one grade level higher upon their retirement from government service.

What this bill actually requires
RequiresAutomatic promotion upon retirement for eligible government officials and employees.
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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

No automatic promotion upon retirement.

This bill

Automatic promotion to one grade higher upon retirement.

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The bill proposes that all government officials and employees who are eligible for compulsory retirement will receive an automatic promotion to one grade level higher than their current position at the time of retirement.

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Issue areas
Social WelfareGovernment employeesCivil serviceRetirement Benefits

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Legislative history
Jul 8, 2025Senate
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
Aug 5, 2025Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE;
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Stalled: has sat in committee for over two months with no action since August 5, 2025, when it was first read and referred to committees.

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Full text
SBN-282 — verbatim textAs filed

TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session JUL -8 P6:06 SENATE S. No. — Introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AUTOMATIC PROMOTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES UPON RETIREMENT FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES EXPLANATORY NOTE It is not an overstatement to say that the men and women in the government service, particularly those who have committed most of their lifetime as government workers for twenty years or so, are dedicated and devoted public servants. But beyond this statement, nothing much awaits them as they finally leave government service. This bill therefore aims to give due recognition to these government workers by the expedient act of promoting them one grade higher at the time of their retirement. This proposed automatic promotion upon retirement policy similar to the military service should likewise be extended to the civil service. Respectfully submitted. FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO

TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session 25 JUL -8 16:05 SENATE S. No. 282 Introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AUTOMATIC PROMOTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES UPON RETIREMENT FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assemble

Section 1. Automatic Promotion. - All government officials and employees who

2 are eligible for compulsory retirement shall be granted an automatic promotion 3 equivalent to One Grade Level Higher than his/her position at the time of retirement. For this purpose, the adjusted Salary Grade Level of the retiree shall be used as the 5 basis for the computation of his/her retirement.

Sec. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service Commission in

7 coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Government 8 Service Insurance System shall formulate the necessary rules and regulations for the 9 effective implementation of this Act.

Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,

11 rules, and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of 12 this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

14 publication in the Official Gazette or at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Approved,

Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.