| Inventory of Government Personnel |
| *2008 Inventory of Government Personnel Data |
| Over the past 35 years, the number of government employees grew at a faster rate than
did the population. Philippine population grew 160% between 1960 to 1997 but total
government personnel more than doubled in size from the 360,000 employed in 1960. |
| Expressed in terms of ratio to the total population, the growth in the size of
the Philippine government personnel lends some firm basis for the popular perception
of a bloated bureaucracy. In 1970, the ratio of government personnel to the total
population is 1:90. By 1990, the ratio stood at 1:52. |
| The most telling indicator of the period of rapid expansion of the bureaucracy
is reflected in the growth rate of government’s cash disbursements for personal
services. Yearly incremental rates between 1980 to 1991 were in double figures,
averaging 21% during the 11-year period, and grew as high as 35.8% in 1984-1985. |
| In the immediately preceding years, the increase in government expenditures for
personal services is accounted for by the implementation of the second phase of
the Salary Standardization Law which provided for yearly increase in basic salaries
of government personnel over four years. |
| This is because since 1992, growth in size has been arrested due to the combined
effects of a number of right-sizing initiatives which include: the 5-year
effectivity of RA 7041 or the Attrition Law; agency-specific streamlining
programs; changes in budgetary allotments which funded only the filled positions;
and to some extent, the exit of positions in the disposed or privatized
units of government. |
| In the last four years, increases in number of personnel have been attributed
to the population-based personnel teachers and policemen and to the local
government units, the last due to devolution by the national government of
certain functions and activities. Outside of those classes of personnel, the
increase in national employees (NGAs) and those employed by government-owned or
controlled corporations (GOCCs) has switched into a decelerating mode. |
| The size, distribution, and general profile of government are given in statistical
data derived from the yearly inventory of government personnel conducted by the
Commission. The inventory is based on actual occupancy of positions at the end
of each year. |
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