16/08/2026
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SWEAP's Position on Equitable 4Ps Regularization and Legitimate Employee Representation
The Social Welfare Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) supports the regularization of qualified and deserving 4Ps workers. However, SWEAP strongly opposes any policy that gives preferential treatment based primarily on profession, particularly if this results in the displacement or exclusion of competent incumbent workers who have faithfully served the program for years.
1. Regularization must be based on merit, service, and actual contribution.
Social Workers play an important role in 4Ps, but the program is implemented by a diverse workforce composed of employees from different professional backgrounds. Regularization must recognize competence, actual functions performed, years of service, and proven contribution to the program, not professional title alone. “Hindi titulo ang sukatan, serbisyo at kakayahan ang puhunan.” Providing fair opportunities to other qualified incumbents does not threaten Social Workers who are competently performing their duties. Regularization should provide security to deserving workers, not create unnecessary competition among professions.
“Walang kailangang mawalan para may ma-regular.”
2. No displacement. Protect the equity of incumbents.
SWEAP firmly stands for NO DISPLACEMENT. Workers who have spent years implementing 4Ps and have demonstrated competence deserve a fair opportunity to obtain security of tenure.
Government regularization should recognize those who have already invested years of work, experience, and commitment to the program.“Huwag burahin ng titulo ang maraming taon ng serbisyo.”
The principle must be clear: equal opportunity for all qualified and deserving incumbents.
3. HRMPSB representation must be based on a clear and legitimate mandate grounded in CSC rules.
SWEAP expresses serious concern over the proposed inclusion of ARVSWI as an additional member of the Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Board (HRMPSB).
Under the 2025 CSC Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (ORAOHRA), the composition and responsibilities of the HRMPSB are strictly defined to ensure institutional governance, objective evaluation, and proper labor-management representation. As the CSC-accredited Sole and Exclusive Negotiating Agent (SENA), SWEAP holds the explicit legal mandate under the 2025 ORAOHRA to represent the collective rights and interests of rank-and-file employees on the Board.
In contrast, ARVSWI operates as a professional association for Social Workers. Granting a professional guild a seat on a statutory recruitment and selection board directly deviates from the HRMPSB composition established under the updated 2025 ORAOHRA. It raises serious concerns regarding unfair representation, accountability, and potential conflicts of interest across non-social work positions in the Department.
“Ang representasyon ay hindi basta upuan, ito ay mandato at nakabase sa probisyon ng batas at ng 2025 ORAOHRA.”
The HRMPSB must strictly adhere to the guidelines set by the 2025 ORAOHRA to fulfill its mandate as an assistorial mechanism for merit, fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity, not an avenue for preferential representation of a specific profession.
SWEAP STANDS FIRM. No displacement. Equity for qualified incumbents. Equal opportunity for all deserving workers. Legitimate representation based on mandate.
Regularization must unite the workforce, not divide it.
“Hindi propesyon laban sa propesyon. Katarungan para sa lahat ng manggagawa.”
SERBISYO ANG BATAYAN. MERIT ANG SUKATAN. EQUITY ANG PANININDIGAN.
