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Characteristics of
Career Service

Entrance
based on
Merit and
Fitness

Civil Service Law Book V:

E.O. 292, 1987

CIVIL SERVICE
Career Service

Non-Career Service

Opportunity
for
advancement
to higher
positions

Open Career
positions for
appointment

Elective officials +
personal/confidenti
al staf

Security of
Tenure

Closed Career
positions

Secretaries/others
of Cabinet rank +
personal/confidenti
al staf

Positions in the
Career Executive
Service
(Undersecretary,
Assistant Secretary,
Bureau Director,
Assistant Bureau
Director, Regional
Director, Assistant
Regional Director,
Chief of Dept
Service, other
similar positions)

Chairmen/members
of commissions and
boards with fixed
terms +
personal/confidenti
al staf

Contractual
personnel

Career officers
other than those in
the CES (appointed
by President)

GOCC personnel
who are not NonCareer Service

Permanent
Laborers (skilled,
semi skilled,
unskilled)

Emergency and
Seasonal Personnel

Classes of
Positions

AFP members
(commissioned
officers and
enlistees)

Characteristics of
Non-Career
Service

First Level

Entrance based on
methods other
than Merit and
Fitness

Limited tenure,
based on either

Law

Term of
appointing
authority
(coterminous)

Pleasure of
appointing
authority

Duration of
project

clerical, trades,
crafts, custodial
service positions

<4 years college

Second Level

professional,
technical, scientific
positions
> 4 years college up
to Division Chief level

Third Level

career executive
service positions