Congresswoman Kristine Alexie Tutor passed an acid test after she successfully presided over the organizational meeting of her committee at the House of Representatives on Sept. 14, 2022, reports say.
Tutor is the chairperson of the House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation.
Tutor said in her social media post that she felt excitement as she finally got the opportunity to preside over the said panel’s organizational meeting, which has jurisdiction on matters related to government employees and workers, plus professionals in the country.
“There is always a first time in everything ug kaganina mao akong first na House Committee Organizational Meeting. It was a good start! Just the way I like it- concise, brief and fast with no sweet talks, and tuyok-tuyok na grand introduction. There will be a lot of meetings from now on,” she said.
As this developed, Tutor said that she wanted to share her experience presiding over a congressional committee meeting with the Boholano community.
Her experience as a returning congresswoman and a former board member of Bohol prepared her for her new role as chairperson of the said committee, according to reports.
She thanked her constituents who watched the proceedings in the said committee via live streaming on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Tutor on Sept. 14, 2022, expressed interest in crafting a master plan to eventually reduce the number of job order (JO) and contractual (CO) workers in government, reports say.
Her appeal coincided with the Commission on Appointments’ confirmation of the appointment of Karlo Alexei Nograles as the chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
“As I congratulate Civil Service Commission Chairman Karlo Alexei Nograles on his confirmation by the Commission on Appointments, I convey to him the sentiments of the House of Representatives on the disproportionately large numbers of contractuals and job order personnel at the national and local government levels,” Tutor said.
The congresswoman said that during the budget hearings, solons have asked the status towards the regularization of not less than 493,000 JO workers and more than 148, 000 CO personnel providing service to the government based on the count as of June 30, 2022.
The JOs and COs do not enjoy benefits given to regular employees such as security of tenure, bonuses and additional compensation, yet they are the ones working hard in government offices and agencies especially in the local government units (LGU).
“We need a master plan that addresses this injustice over the next five years. I am hopeful Chairman Karlo Nograles will be up to this challenge,” she said.