Genderond Development IGADIbudgetond similorfundsof eochgovernmenl

offfcesublecffo lhe usuoloccounling

ondouditingrulesond regulotions. MC No. 19.s. 200C

Conflrmotion
of ottendonce
shollbe modelo lhe Conference
Secreloriot
dl
lelephone
numbers373-7902. 'TAEMORANDUAA
CIRCUIAR

ALLHEADSOFDEPARTMENT'
BUREAUS
AND AGENCIES;OF
THE
6gd.lCORAZON
Al,nA G. DEIEON
NATIONAULOCAL
GOVERNMENTS,
INCLUDINGGOVERNMEN
Choirmon
OWNEDAND/ORCONTROLLED
CORPORAIIONS
WITHORIGINA
CHARTERS
16Oclober2000
SU&JECT REVISEDDRESS
CODEPRESCRIBED
FORALLGOVERNMENT
OF-
FICIALS
ANDEMPLOYEES
IN THEWORKPLACE

ThecivilServicecommission,os mondoledby low, issuedcsc Memoron-

.|4, .|99],
dum circulorNo. s. prescribingrhe Dresscode for All Governmentoffi-
ciolsond Employees, ond loterclorifyingit throughCSCMemorondumcirculor
N o .2 5 .s . ] 9 9 ] .

However,certoinprovisionslhereofneed lo be furtherclorifiedin orderto

conformlo thechongesbroughloboutby the philippine centenniolin 1998,which
povedlhe woy for lhe inslilulionolizolion
of lhe weoringof Filipinionoottireduring
Mondoys,ond lo lhe GenderAdvococyprogromof the CivilserviceCommission.

In responselo lhe foregoingdemondsof lhe times,ond in occordoncewith

lhe commissions'mondole lo improvepersonnelodminislrolion,
the commission
hereby odopls lhe ottoched RevisedDress code prescribedfor All Governmenl
Officiolsond Employees in the Workploce.

All olherexistingCivilServiceCommissionissuonceswhich ore inconsisten

herewithore deemed repeoledor omended.

ThisMemorondumCirculorshollloke effectfifleen(15)doysofterlhe dole of

its publicolionin o newspoperof generolcirculolion.*

(Sgd.lCORAZON
AIMA G. DEuoN
Choirmon
07 Augusl2000
*PublishedNovember
22 in theMoniloStondord,p. 8.

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Re: RevisedDressCode Prescribedfor tireof oll governmenlofficiolsond employees,whichshollbe worn in occor-
All CiovernmentO'fficiolsond Employees doncewith theirossignedschedule,os hereinbelowstoled:
ln the Workploce
x----- ---------x Mondoy -'Filipiniono'Attire Thursdoy - OfficeUniformfor
Tuesdoy - OfficeUniformfor Thursdoy
TuesdoY Fridoy - OfficeUniformforFridoY
ResolutionNo.0O25l5 Wednesdoy-OfficeUniformfor lf lhereis none,APPro-
Wednesdov prioleBusiness Atlire
.l987
WHEREAS, Section3, ArticlelX-Bof lhe Constitution
orovideslhol the CivilSer-
viceCommission, os the cenlrolpersonnelogencyof the Governmenl,shollodopl meo- ApproprioteAtlire.Onthosedoyswhen thereis no prescribedofficeuniform
suresto promotemorole,efficiency, inlegrity,responsiveness,progressiveness, ond cour- for lhe doy,employeesshollbe dressedin oppropriotebusinessotlire
lesyin lhe civilservice,
ond sholllikewiseinslitutionolizeo mqnoqement climoteconducive 'moong' ponls,ollhoughgenerollyprohibiled,moy
lo publicoccountobility. Theweoringof
be consideredos opproprioteotfirewhen poiredwith o colloredpolo/ shirt
WHEREAS, Seclion12(3).Chopler3, Title| {A),BookV of the Administrotive
Codeof (formole employees,or ony opproprioteblouseor shirllforfemoleemploy-
.l987
OrderNo.292)empowerslhe CivilService
{Execulive Commission to promulgole
poli- eesl.
cies,slondordsond guidelines for fhe CivilService
ond odoptplonsond progromslo pro-
moleeconomicol, efficienlond effectivepersonnelodministrotionin the Governmenl; 4. Thefollowingotlireshollbe prohibiledfor oll governmen
prohibitedAflr7e.
employeeswhen performingofficiolfunclionsinsidelhe workploce:
WHEREAS, Seclion12(19),Chopter3, Title| (A),BookV of the Adminislrolive
Codeof
i987provides
thottheCommission shollperformollfunctions properlybelonging lo o cen- 4..l Gouzy,lronsporenlor nel-likeshirtor blouse;
lrolpersonnel
ogencyond suchotherfunclions qs moy be providedby low; 4.2 Sondo,slroplessor spoghetti-slropblouse(unlessworn os under-
necklines;
shirl),tonk-tops,blousewilh over-plunging
WHEREAS, the Codeof Conduclond EthicqlSlqndordsfor PublicOfficiqlsond Em- 4.3 Micro-miniskirt,wolkingshorls,cyclingshorts,legings.lighls,iog-
ployees(RepublicAclNo.67131 mondqtestholpublicofficiolsond employees shollperform gingponls;
ond dischorge lheirdutieswith professionolism 4.4 Rubbersondols,rubberslippers, "bokyo"
ond shollleodmodesllivesoppropriote 1o
theirpositionsond income. Likewise,theyshollnol indulgein exlrovogontor oslenlolions
disployof weollhin onyform; other Prohibitions.Thefollowingshollolsobe prohibiledduringofficehours
premises.
ond withinofficiol
WHEREAS, theexislingrulesond regulotingin theCommission
on opproprioleoitire
(DressCode)when performingofficiolfunclionsinsidethe workploce,needto be updoted 5.,l Oslenloliousdisployof iewelry,exceptfor specioloccossionsond
ond revisedin orderto conformwith the GenderMoinslreomingond Instilutionolizotion
of duringofficiolcelebrolions;
Genderond Development in lhe bureoucrocy. 5.2 Weoringof heovyor lheotricolmoke-up.

NOW,THEREFORE, theCommission lo promulgoletheRevised

herebyresolves Exemptionsthotmoy be Allowed.Inthe implemenlolion of lhis dresscode
Dress
CodePrescribed
for All GovernmentOfficiolsond Employees moy
cerloinexemplions be ollowed,on lhe followinggrounds:
In the Workploce.

l. Coveroge.ThisDressCodeshollopplyto oll officiolsond employeesof the 6.1 Whenlhe notureof work of the officiolor employeedemondslhol
governmenl,both mole ond femole,exceptto those regulorlyperforming he/sheweorsclolhingolherthon thoseprescribedby obove;
theirduliesond funclions
inthefield,or lhoselempororily
ossigned
in ocluol 6.2 Whenreligiousoffiliolionor creedor ony legilimoteprocticeby the
fieldoperotions. employeein relolionlhereto, requireshim/herlo weor o porliculo
clolhing;
2. OfficiolAllhe. The'Fllipiniono'ondlhe respecliveofficeuniformsos pre- 6.3 ond otherlegilimoteheollhreosons;
Physicoldisobililies,
scribedby the differenlgovernmenlogencies/officesshollbe the officiolol-

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 6.4 Pregnonlfemoleemployees oreollowedlo weormolern'rty
dressdur-
inglhe periodoftheirpregnoncy;
6.5 Employees wholoslo lovedoneconweormourning clothesduring
lheperiodof mourning;
6.6 Olhercircumslonces onologous
tolheforegoing.

OtherMolters.
Ofhermotters, hoirstyleo growingof
suchoslhoseinvolving
shollbe governedbytheinternolrulesondregulotions
beordor mustoche,
promulgoted
bytherespecliveoffices/ogencies.

Penollyln Coseof Wolotion. oflhe provision

Anyviolotion of lhisDressCode
shollbeconsidered osgroundfordisciplinory
oction,
forVioloiionofreoson-
obleOfficeRulesond Regulolions.undersedion22 (ClRuleXlV,Revised
Omnibus Rules
lmplementing Codeof 1987(Ex-
BookV oftheAdminislrotive
eculiveOrderNo.2921

9. Codesholltokeeffectfifteen(151
Effectivily.IhisDress doysofterthedoleofifs
publicotion of generolcirculolion.
in o newspoper

10. Repeoling Clouse.CSCMemorondum Circulor

Nos.14ond 25,s. l99l ond
oll otherofficememorondo,memorondum circulors,
resolutiontrulesor
regulotionsinconsistent
herewith
oreherebyrepeoledor modifiedoccord-
ingly.

OuezonCity,Odober31,2000.

(Sgd.lCORAZON
AtrtiAG. DEl,8ON
Choirmon

o.B.
IOSEF.ERESTAIN,
JR. (Sgd.lJ. wAtDE t lAR V. VArJvIORES
Commissioner Commissioner

Atlesled by:

(Sgd.lARIELG. ROI.|GUIIf,O
Direclorlll