Umaabot umano ng pito hanggang walong buwan bago mapunan ang bakanteng posisyon sa Office of the Ombudsman.
Ito ang ang sinabi ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla sa pagdinig ng Senate finance committee sa panukalang 2027 budget ng ahensiya dahil umano sa kabagalan ng application process ng mga aplikante sa ibang ibang posisyon.
Una rito, tinanong ni Senador Vicente Sotto III si Remulla kung bakit 49 porsiyento lang ang napupunang bakanteng posisyon sa Ombudsman sa kasalukuyan.
Tugon ni Remulla, “The process of hiring people is not very easy. That’s one thing that we can tell you. Because there is a screening, a very rigorous screening for those who apply for the office”.
Ngayong taon aniya’y nag-hire ang ahensiya ng 60 abogado at inaasahang makakakuha pa ng 40 pa pagsapit ng Nobyembre.
“But the application process, they were only told that they were hired this August, but they applied as early as January and February. So it takes seven months or eight months to actually fill in an item,” saad pa ni Remulla.
Isa pa aniyang problema ay napakaliit ng tanggapan ng Ombudsman kaya’t plano ng ahensiya ng bumili ng bagong gusali para ma-accommodate ang mga bagong hired na mga abogado.
“Our office is very small. Physically, our office buildings cannot actually carry a very good setup for lawyers to work in. That’s why we are asking for a new building. We are actually purchasing a new building,” ani Remulla.
“So with our plantilla positions, we actually have more than 2,000 positions in our plantilla. But so far, we only have 1,300-plus people within the office of the Ombudsman, and we are filling it up as we speak,” dagdag pa niya.
Sabi pa ni Remulla, mahigit sa 3,700 ang aplikante na nag-apply sa iba’t ibang posisyon subalit tumatagal ang pag-hire dahil sa pagproseso ng kanilang aplikasyon.
“Their credentials are very impressive. But the process actually takes a long time for government to hire people based on the plantilla and all the other rules that come with it, especially, of course, the personnel selection board within the office will also give priority to those who are already within, so that we can promote them. So it really takes a little more time,” ayon pa sa Ombudsman. (Dindo Matining)
