PTV employees have worked more than 20 years without regularization 

RESOLVING PTV 4 ISSUES: Sen. Robinhood Padilla presides over the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media hearing to discuss Senate Resolution No. 61 filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, calling for fiscal transparency and accountability in PTV 4 or the People’s Television Network Inc. (PTNI), on October 5, 2023. Senate PRIB photo / Joseph Vidal

MANILA, Philippines — Despite a lofty goal of becoming the number one station in the country, the state-run People’s Television Network (PTV) has employees who has not been regularized despite more than two decades of service.

During the Public Hearing of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media presided by Sen. Robin Padilla, he remarked that the state-run news outlet had a low budget.

“…2005 po nung huling nag-regular ang PTV, so may mga contracts of service kami who have been with us for 20, 25 years . Di pa po sila nareregula and we are just waiting for the approval of the Civil Service Commission so we can begin the process of regularization again after 20 plus years,” said PTV General Manager Analiza Puod.

(It was 2005 when PTV last regularized, so we have contracts of service who have been with us for 20, 25 years. They have not been regularized and we are just waiting for the approval of the Civil Service Commission so we can begin the process of regularization again after 20 plus years.)

Puod said that employees who have celebrated 25 years in the station were given a certificate of recognition and a mug.

In response, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said that the appropriate budget was needed.

“Ito po ay kailangan ng kaukulang budget kung magce-create sila ng posisyon na akma para sa mga empleyado nila. Ang alam po natin ay gusto ng gobyerno ay wala ng contractualization,” said CSC

(This needs the corresponding budget to create these positions that are apt for their employees. We know that the government wants there to be no more contractualization.)

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In turn, Padilla said that he will support the PTV during its budget hearing.

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“Siguro po ay suportahin namin kayo pagdating ng inyong budget hearing, sisiguraduhin po namin nandun kami,” said Padilla.

(We suppose we will support you when it comes to your budget hearing, we will make sure to be there.)

JPV