CCMMlSSlCn ln ACCC8uAnCL Wl1P 1PL 8CvlSlCnS Cl 1PL CCnS1l1u1lCn 8LSC8l8lnC l1S CWL8S Anu lunC1lCnS Anu lC8 C1PL8 u8CSLS
wbeteos Lhe ConsLlLuLlon provldes for organlzaLlon of a Clvll Servlce Commlsslon whlch shall esLabllsh a career servlce and adopL measures Lo promoLe morale efflclency and lnLegrlLy ln Lhe governmenL servlce wbeteos resldenLlal uecree no 110 daLed !anuary 26 1973 declared Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon envlsloned ln Lhe ConsLlLuLlon ln exlsLence provldlng guldellnes for lLs operaLlon wbeteos Lhere ls a need for Lhe lmmedlaLe organlzaLlon of Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon ln order Lo enable lL Lo carry ouL lLs mlsslon as mandaLed by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and wbeteos Lhe former Clvll Servlce Commlsslon creaLed under 8epubllc AcL no 2260 as amended and as organlzed under Lhe lnLegraLed 8eorganlzaLlon lan may serve as Lhe nucleus of Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon Now tbetefote l lerdlnand L Marcos resldenL of Lhe hlllpplnes by vlrLue of Lhe powers vesLed ln me by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon do hereby decree and order
ArLlcle 1 1lLle
SecLlon 1 1hls uecree shall be known as Lhe clvll 5etvlce uectee of tbe lblllpploes
ArLlcle ll ueclaraLlon of ollcy
Sec 2 lL shall be Lhe pollcy of Lhe SLaLe Lo lnsure and promoLe Lhe ConsLlLuLlonal mandaLe LhaL appolnLmenLs ln Lhe Clvll Servlce shall be made only accordlng Lo merlL and flLness Lo provlde wlLhln Lhe publlc servlce of personnel admlnlsLraLlon and Lo adopL measures Lo promoLe morale and Lhe hlghesL degree of responslblllLy lnLegrlLy loyalLy efflclency and professlonallsm ln Lhe Clvll Servlce LhaL Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon shall be Lhe cenLral personnel agency Lo seL sLandards and Lo enforce Lhe laws and rules governlng Lhe selecLlon uLlllzaLlon Lralnlng and dlsclpllne of clvll servanLs LhaL a publlc offlce ls a publlc LrusL and publlc offlcers shall serve wlLh Lhe hlghesL degree of responslblllLy lnLegrlLy loyalLy and efflclency and shall remaln accounLable Lo Lhe people and LhaL acLlon on personnel maLLers shall be decenLrallzed wlLh Lhe dlfferenL deparLmenLs and oLher offlces or agencles of Lhe governmenL delegaLlng Lo Lhelr reglonal offlces or oLher slmllar unlLs powers and funcLlons
ArLlcle lll ueflnlLlon of 1erms
Sec 3 As used ln Lhls uecree Lhe followlng shall be consLrued Lhus a Aqeocy means any bureau offlce commlsslon admlnlsLraLlon board commlLLee lnsLlLuLe corporaLlon wheLher performlng governmenLal or proprleLary funcLlon or any oLher unlL of Lhe naLlonal CovernmenL as well as provlnclal clLy or munlclpal governmenL excepL as herelnafLer oLherwlse provlded
b Appolotloq offlcet ls Lhe person or body auLhorlzed by law Lo make appolnLmenLs ln Lhe hlllpplne Clvll Servlce
c closs lncludes all poslLlons ln Lhe governmenL servlce LhaL are sufflclenLly slmllar as Lo duLles and responslblllLles and requlre slmllar quallflcaLlons LhaL can be glven Lhe same LlLle and salary and for all admlnlsLraLlve and compensaLlon purposes be LreaLed allke
d commlssloo refers Lo Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon
e cboltmoo refers Lo Lhe Chalrman of Lhe Commlsslon
f commlsslooet refers Lo elLher of Lhe Lwo oLher members of Lhe Commlsslon
g uepottmeot lncludes any of Lhe execuLlve deparLmenLs or enLlLles havlng Lhe caLegory of a deparLmenL lncludlng Lhe [udlclary Commlsslon on LlecLlons and Commlsslon on AudlL
h llqlble refers Lo a person who obLalns a passlng grade ln a clvll servlce ellglblllLy and whose name ls enLered ln Lhe reglsLer of ellglbles
l xomlootloo refers Lo a clvll examlnaLlon conducLed by Lhe Commlsslon and lLs reglonal offlces or by oLher deparLmenLs or agencles wlLh Lhe asslsLance of Lhe Commlsslon or ln coordlnaLlon or [olnLly wlLh lL and Lhose LhaL lL may delegaLe Lo deparLmenLs and agencles pursuanL Lo Lhls uecree or Lhose LhaL may have been delegaLed by law
[ lotm refers Lo Lhose prescrlbed by Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon ArLlcle lv Scope of Lhe Clvll Servlce
SecLlon 4 losltloo mbtoceJ lo tbe clvll 5etvlce 1he Clvll Servlce embraces every branch agency subdlvlslon and lnsLrumenLallLy of Lhe governmenL lncludlng every governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons wheLher performlng governmenLal or proprleLary funcLlon oslLlons ln Lhe Clvll Servlce shall be classlfled lnLo career servlce and noncareer servlce Sec 3 1he Career Servlce shall be characLerlzed by (1) enLrance based on merlL and flLness Lo be deLermlned as far as pracLlcable by compeLlLlve examlnaLlons or based on hlghly Lechnlcal quallflcaLlons (2) opporLunlLy for advancemenL Lo hlgher career poslLlons and (3) securlLy of Lenure 1he Career Servlces shall lnclude 1 Cpen Career poslLlons for appolnLmenL Lo whlch prlor quallflcaLlon ln an approprlaLe examlnaLlon ls requlred
2 Closed Career poslLlons whlch are sclenLlflc or hlghly Lechnlcal ln naLure Lhese lnclude Lhe faculLy and academlc sLaff of sLaLe colleges and unlverslLles and sclenLlflc and Lechnlcal poslLlons ln sclenLlflc or research lnsLlLuLlons whlch shall esLabllsh and malnLaln Lhelr own merlL sysLems
3 oslLlons ln Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce namely undersecreLary AsslsLanL SecreLary 8ureau ulrecLor AsslsLanL 8eglonal ulrecLor Chlef of ueparLmenL Servlce and oLher offlcers of equlvalenL rank as may be ldenLlfled by Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce 8oard all of whom are appolnLed by Lhe resldenL
4 Career offlcers oLher Lhan Lhose ln Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce who are appolnLed by Lhe resldenL such as Lhe lorelgn Servlce Cfflcers ln Lhe ueparLmenL of lorelgn Affalrs
3 Commlssloned offlcers and enllsLed men of Lhe Armed lorces whlch shall malnLaln a separaLe merlL sysLem
6 ersonnel of governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons wheLher performlng governmenLal or proprleLary funcLlons who do noL fall under Lhe career servlce and
7 ermanenL laborers wheLher skllled semlskllled or unskllled Sec 6 1he nonCareer Servlce shall be characLerlzed by (1) enLrance on bases oLher Lhan Lhose of Lhe usual LesLs of merlL and flLness uLlllzed for Lhe career servlce and (2) Lenure whlch ls llmlLed Lo a perlod speclfled by law or whlch ls coLermlnous wlLh LhaL of Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy or sub[ecL Lo hls pleasure or whlch ls llmlLed Lo Lhe duraLlon of a parLlcular pro[ecL for whlch purpose employmenL was made 1he nonCareer Servlce shall lnclude 1 LlecLlve offlclals and Lhelr personal or confldenLlal sLaff
2 ueparLmenL Peads and oLher offlclals of CablneL rank who hold poslLlons aL Lhe pleasure of Lhe resldenL and Lhelr personal or confldenLlal sLaff(s)
3 Chalrman and members of commlsslons and boards wlLh flxed Lerms of offlce and Lhelr personal or confldenLlal sLaff
4 ConLracLual personnel or Lhose whose employmenL ln Lhe governmenL ls ln accordance wlLh a speclal conLracL Lo underLake a speclflc work or [ob requlrlng speclal or Lechnlcal skllls noL avallable ln employlng agency Lo be accompllshed wlLhln a speclflc perlod whlch ln no case shall exceed one year and performs or accompllshes Lhe speclflc work or [ob under hls own responslblllLy wlLh a mlnlmum of dlrecLlon and supervlslon from Lhe hlrlng agency and
3 Lmergency and seasonal personnel Sec 7 closses of losltloos lo tbe coteet 5etvlce (a) Classes of poslLlons ln Lhe career servlce appolnLmenL Lo whlch requlres examlnaLlons shall be grouped lnLo Lhree ma[or levels as follows 1 1he flrsL level shall lnclude clerlcal Lrades crafLs and cusLodlal servlce poslLlons whlch lnvolve nonprofesslonal or subprofesslonal work ln a nonsupervlsory or supervlsory capaclLy requlrlng less Lhan four years of colleglaLe sLudles
2 1he second level shall lnclude professlonal Lechnlcal and sclenLlflc work ln a nonsupervlsory or supervlsory capaclLy requlrlng aL leasL four years of college work up Lo ulvlslon Chlef level and
3 1he Lhlrd level shall cover poslLlons ln Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce (b) LxcepL as hereln oLherwlse provlded enLrance Lo Lhe flrsL Lwo levels shall be Lhrough compeLlLlve examlnaLlons whlch shall be open Lo Lhose lnslde and ouLslde Lhe servlce who meeL Lhe mlnlmum quallflcaLlon requlremenLs LnLrance Lo a hlgher level does noL requlre prevlous quallflcaLlon ln Lhe lower level LnLrance Lo Lhe Lhlrd level shall be prescrlbed by Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce 8oard (c) WlLhln Lhe same level no clvll servlce examlnaLlon shall be requlred for promoLlon Lo a hlgher poslLlon ln one or more relaLed occupaLlonal groups A candldaLe for promoLlon should however have prevlously passed Lhe examlnaLlon for LhaL level
ArLlcle v CrganlzaLlon and luncLlons
Sec 8 composltloo of tbe clvll 5etvlce commlssloo (a) An lndependenL Clvll Servlce Commlsslon herelnafLer referred Lo as Lhe Commlsslon ls hereby esLabllshed composed of a Chalrman and Lwo Commlssloners who shall be responslble for Lhe effecLlve dlscharge of Lhe funcLlons of Lhe Commlsslon 1hey shall be appolnLed by Lhe resldenL for a Lerm of seven years wlLhouL reappolnLmenL Cf Lhe Commlssloners flrsL appolnLed one shall hold offlce for seven years anoLher for flve years and Lhe Lhlrd for Lhree years ltovlJeJ LhaL appolnLmenL Lo any vacancy shall be only for Lhe unexplred porLlon of Lhe Lerm of Lhe predecessors
(b) 1o be ellglble for appolnLmenL as Chalrman or Commlssloners a person should be a naLural born clLlzen of Lhe hlllpplnes aL leasL LhlrLyflve years of age aL Lhe Llme of appolnLmenL a holder of a college degree and musL noL have been a candldaLe for any elecLlve poslLlon ln Lhe elecLlon lmmedlaLely precedlng hls appolnLmenL
(c) 1he Chalrman and each Commlssloner shall recelve an annual compensaLlon of slxLy Lhousand pesos and flfLy Lhousand pesos whlch shall noL be decreased durlng Lhelr conLlnuance ln offlce ltovlJeJ 1haL no member of Lhe Commlsslon shall durlng hls Lenure ln offlce engage ln Lhe pracLlce of any professlon or ln Lhe managemenL of any buslnesses or be flnanclally lnLeresLed dlrecLly or lndlrecLly ln any conLracL wlLh or ln any franchlse or prlvllege granLed by Lhe CovernmenL or any subdlvlslon agency or lnsLrumenLallLy Lhereof lncludlng governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons
Sec 9 lowets ooJ looctloos of tbe commlssloo 1he Commlsslon shall admlnlsLer Lhe Clvll Servlce and shall have Lhe followlng powers and funcLlons a AdmlnlsLer and enforce Lhe consLlLuLlonal and sLaLuLory provlslons on Lhe merlL sysLem
b rescrlbe amend and enforce sulLable rules and regulaLlons for carrylng lnLo effecL Lhe provlslons of Lhls uecree 1hese rules and regulaLlons shall become effecLlve LhlrLy days afLer publlcaLlon ln Lhe Cfflclal CazeLLe or ln any newspaper of general clrculaLlon
c romulgaLe pollcles sLandards and guldellnes for Lhe Clvll Servlce and adopL plans and programs Lo promoLe economlcal efflclenL and effecLlve personnel admlnlsLraLlon ln Lhe governmenL and prescrlbe all forms for publlcaLlons examlnaLlons appolnLmenLs reporLs records and such oLher forms as may be requlred under Lhls uecree
d Advlse Lhe resldenL on all maLLers lnvolvlng Lhe personnel managemenL ln Lhe governmenL servlce and asslsL ln Lhe lmprovemenL of personnel unlLs and programs ln Lhe deparLmenLs and agencles
e AppolnL lLs personnel and exerclse overall supervlslon and conLrol over Lhe acLlvlLles of Lhe Commlsslon
f Supervlse and coordlnaLe Lhe conducL of clvll servlce examlnaLlons belng admlnlsLered by Lhe deparLmenLs concerned as provlded for under aragraph 3 ArLlcle lll ChapLer ll arL lll of Lhe lnLegraLed 8eorganlzaLlon lan
g rovlde leadershlp and asslsLance ln formulaLlng admlnlsLerlng and evaluaLlng programs relaLlve Lo Lhe developmenL and reLenLlon of a compeLenL and efflclenL work force ln Lhe publlc servlce
h Approve all appolnLmenLs wheLher orlglnal or promoLlonal Lo poslLlons ln Lhe clvll servlce excepL Lhose presldenLlal appolnLees members of Lhe Armed lorces of Lhe hlllpplnes pollce forces flremen and [allguards and dlsapprove Lhose where Lhe appolnLees do noL possess Lhe approprlaLe ellglblllLy or requlred quallflcaLlons An appolnLmenL shall Lake effecL lmmedlaLely upon lssue by Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy lf Lhe appolnLee assumes hls duLles lmmedlaLely and shall remaln effecLlve unLll lL ls dlsapproved Lhe Commlsslon lf Lhls should Lake place wlLhouL pre[udlce Lo Lhe llablllLy of Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy for appolnLmenLs lssued ln vlolaLlon of exlsLlng laws or rules ltovlJeJ floolly 1haL Lhe Commlsslon shall keep a record of appolnLmenLs of all offlcers and employees ln Lhe clvll servlce All appolnLmenLs requlrlng Lhe approval of Lhe Commlsslon as hereln provlded shall be submlLLed Lo lL by Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy wlLhln LhlrLy days from lssuance oLherwlse Lhe appolnLmenL becomes lneffecLlve LhlrLy days LhereafLer
l lnspecL and audlL perlodlcally Lhe personnel work programs of Lhe dlfferenL deparLmenLs bureaus offlces agencles and oLher lnsLrumenLallLles of Lhe governmenL lncludlng governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons conducL perlodlc revlew of declslons and acLlons of offlces or offlclals Lo whom auLhorlLy has been delegaLed by Lhe Commlsslon as well as Lhe conducL of Lhe offlclals and employees ln Lhese offlces and apply approprlaLe sancLlons whenever necessary
[ Pear and declde admlnlsLraLlve dlsclpllnary cases lnsLlLuLed dlrecLly wlLh ln accordance wlLh SecLlon 37 or broughL Lo lL on appeal
k lssue subpoena duces Lecum or requlre Lhe producLlon of books and papers perLlnenL Lo lnvesLlgaLlons and lnqulrles Lo be made by Lhe Commlsslon ln accordance wlLh lLs auLhorlLy conferred by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon Lhls uecree and oLher laws decrees or leLLers of lnsLrucLlons lssued by Lhe resldenL summon wlLnesses Lo appear aL such lnvesLlgaLlon or lnqulrles
l SubmlL Lo Lhe resldenL an annual reporL whlch shall conLaln an adequaLe evaluaLlon of Lhe progress of Lhe merlL sysLem and Lhe problems encounLered ln lLs lmplemenLaLlon and
m erform such oLher funcLlons as properly belong Lo a cenLral personnel agency Sec 10 uotles ooJ kespooslbllltles of tbe cboltmoo a Sub[ecL Lo pollcles and resoluLlon adopLed by Lhe Commlsslon Lhe Chalrman shall
1 ulrecL Lhe operaLlons of Lhe Commlsslon lncludlng Lhose perLalnlng Lo lLs lnLernal admlnlsLraLlon
2 LsLabllsh sLandard operaLlng procedures for Lhe effecLlve operaLlons of Lhe Commlsslon
3 1ransmlL Lo Lhe resldenL rules regulaLlons and oLher guldellnes adopLed by Lhe Commlsslon whlch requlre resldenLlal aLLenLlon lncludlng annual and oLher perlodlc reporLs as may be necessary
lssue appolnLmenLs Lo and enforce declslon on admlnlsLraLlve dlsclpllne lnvolvlng offlclals and employees of Lhe Commlsslon
4 uelegaLe auLhorlLy for Lhe performance of any funcLlon Lo offlclals of Lhe Commlsslon
3 SubmlL Lhe annual and supplemenLal budgeLs of Lhe Commlsslon and
6 erform such oLher funcLlons as may be provlded by law
b ln hls capaclLy as member of Lhe Career LxecuLlve Servlce 8oard he shall presenL approprlaLe vlewpolnLs ln Lhe dellberaLlon of Lhe 8oard are properly harmonlzed wlLh Lhe overall pollcles and programs of personnel managemenL ln Lhe governmenL
c 1here shall be an LxecuLlve ulrecLor ln Lhe Cfflce of Lhe Chalrman who shall be responslble for Lhe effecLlve lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe pollcles rules and sLandards promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon Lo coordlnaLe and supervlse Lhe acLlvlLles of Lhe dlfferenL offlces ln Lhe Commlsslon lncludlng Lhose of Lhe reglonal offlces Lo reporL Lo Lhe Chalrman Lhe operaLlons of such funcLlons as may be asslgned Lo hlm by Lhe Chalrman Sec 11 uotles ooJ kespooslbllltles of tbe Otbet Membets of tbe commlssloo !olnLly wlLh Lhe Chalrman Lhe Lwo Commlssloners shall be responslble for Lhe effecLlve exerclse of Lhe rulemaklng and ad[udlcaLlve funcLlons of Lhe Commlsslon ln case of Lhe absence of Lhe Chalrman owlng Lo Lhe lllness or oLher cause Lhe senlor member shall Lemporarlly perform Lhe funcLlons of Lhe Chalrman Sec 12 Offlces lo tbe commlssloo 1he Commlsslon shall carry ouL lLs funcLlons Lhrough Lhe followlng Cfflces and Servlce (1) Cfflce of 8ecrulLmenL LxamlnaLlon and SelecLlon (2) Cfflce of Career and Lmployee uevelopmenL (3) Cfflce of ersonnel lannlng and rogram LvaluaLlon (4) Cfflce of ersonnel 8elaLlons (3) Cfflce of Legal Affalrs and (6) AdmlnlsLraLlve Servlce lL shall keep and malnLaln such reglonal offlces as Lhe exlgencles of Lhe servlce so requlre ln accordance wlLh Lhe perLlnenL provlslons of ChapLer lll arL ll of Lhe lnLegraLed 8eorganlzaLlon lan or as may be provlded by law 1 1he Cfflce of 8ecrulLmenL LxamlnaLlon and SelecLlon headed by a ulrecLor shall provlde leadershlp and asslsLance ln developlng and lmplemenLlng Lhe overall Commlsslon program relaLlng Lo recrulLmenL examlnaLlon and selecLlons
2 1he Cfflce of Career and Lmployee uevelopmenL headed by a ulrecLor shall provlde leadershlp and asslsLance Lo llne agencles ln formulaLlng admlnlsLerlng and evaluaLlng programs relaLlng Lo Lhe developmenL and reLenLlon of skllled and efflclenL work force ln Lhe publlc servlce develop pollcles sLandards and procedures on Lhe esLabllshmenL and admlnlsLraLlon of deparLmenLal and agency career and personnel developmenL plans shall lnclude provlslons on merlL promoLlons performance evaluaLlon lnservlce Lralnlng [ob roLaLlon suggesLlons and lncenLlve awards sysLem lnLegraLe such plans lnLo a naLlonal plan and monlLor and evaluaLe progress ln connecLlon LherewlLh
3 1he Cfflce of ersonnel lannlng and rogram LvaluaLlon Peaded by a dlrecLor shall provlde Lhe Commlsslon wlLh economlcal efflclenL and effecLlve servlce relaLlng Lo pollcy developmenL program plannlng research and sLaLlsLlcs budgeLary and managemenL servlce and shall conducL perlodlc evaluaLlon of personnel managemenL programs and performance of Lhe dlfferenL deparLmenLs and agencles of Lhe naLlonal governmenL lncludlng governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons
4 1he Cfflce of ersonnel 8elaLlons headed by a ulrecLor shall provlde leadershlp and asslsLance ln developlng employee relaLlons programs ln Lhe dlfferenL deparLmenLs and agencles lncludlng Lhe esLabllshmenL of employee organlzaLlons and Lhe coordlnaLlon of Lhelr acLlvlLles
3 1he Cfflce of Legal Affalrs headed by a ulrecLor shall asslsL Lhe Commlsslon on all maLLers relaLlng Lo admlnlsLraLlve dlsclpllne and ln lLs quasl[udlclal and rulemaklng funcLlons and Lhe prosecuLlon of Lhe vlolaLlon of Clvll Servlce Law and 8ules and laws affecLlng Lhe Clvll Servlce and such oLher funcLlons as may be asslgned by Lhe Chalrman
6 1he AdmlnlsLraLlve Servlce headed by a ulrecLor shall provlde Lhe Commlsslon wlLh economlcal efflclenL and effecLlve servlces relaLlng Lo personnel records supplles equlpmenL collecLlon dlsbursemenLs accounLlng and daLa processlng a cusLodlal servlces Sec 13 keqloool Offlces Lach reglonal offlce of Lhe Commlsslon shall exerclse Lhe followlng auLhorlLy a Lnforce Clvll Servlce Law and 8ules ln connecLlon wlLh personnel acLlons of naLlonal and local governmenL agencles wlLhln Lhe reglon and conducL of publlc offlcers and employees
b ConducL recrulLmenL and examlnaLlon for governmenLwlde poslLlon ln Lhe reglon
c rovlde Lechnlcal advlce and asslsLance Lo publlc agencles wlLhln Lhe reglon regardlng personnel admlnlsLraLlon and
d erform such oLher funcLlons as may be asslgned Lo lL by Lhe Commlsslon Sec 14 Aotbotlty to keotqoolze ln order Lo carry ouL Lhe powers and funcLlons seL forLh ln Lhls uecree Lhe Commlsslon ls hereby auLhorlzed Lo reorganlze Lhe lnLernal sLrucLure of Lhe Commlsslon sub[ecL Lo Lhe approval of Lhe resldenL ltovlJeJ bowevet 1haL Lhls auLhorlLy shall noL exLend beyond uecember 31 1976
ArLlcle vl 8esponslblllLles of ubllc Cfflcers and Lmployees
Sec 13 uotles of lobllc Offlcets ubllc offlce ls a publlc LrusL ubllc offlcers and employees shall serve wlLh Lhe hlghesL degree of responslblllLy lnLegrlLy loyalLy and efflclency and shall remaln accounLable Lo Lhe people
ArLlcle vll Clvll Servlce AsslsLance Lo ueparLmenLs and Agencles
Sec 16 Lach head of deparLmenL offlce agency governmenL owned or conLrolled corporaLlon and local governmenL shall have a head for personnel admlnlsLraLlon ln hls offlce whlch shall be ln accordance wlLh Lhe provlslon relaLlng Lo clvll servlce embodled ln Lhe ConsLlLuLlon Lhls uecree and Lhe rules prlnclples sLandards guldellnes and regulaLlons esLabllshed by Lhe Commlsslon Whenever lL deems lL ln Lhe lnLeresL of Lhe publlc servlce Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon shall organlze ln each deparLmenL offlce agency governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlon and provlnclal and clLy governmenL a Clvll Servlce SLaff whlch shall be headed by an offlcer of Lhe Commlsslon 1he necessary sLaff personnel and offlce faclllLles and equlpmenL shall be provlded by Lhe deparLmenL governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlon or local governmenL where Lhe sLaff ls esLabllshed buL Lhe Commlsslon may augmenL Lhese wlLh lLs own 1hls shall serve as Lhe prlnclpal llalson beLween Lhe clvll servlce and Lhe ueparLmenL concerned and shall perform Lhe followlng speclflc funcLlons and Lhose funcLlons whlch may hereafLer be asslgned Lo lL by Lhe Commlsslon 1 rovlde Lechnlcal asslsLance ln all aspecLs of personnel managemenL
2 MonlLor and audlL perlodlcally Lhe personnel pracLlces and performance of Lhe ueparLmenL or agency concerned as well as Lhose of publlc offlcers and employees LhereaL
3 ueLermlne agency compllance wlLh Clvll Servlce Law and rules and
4 ln Lhe performance of Lhese funcLlons Lhe sLaff shall welcome and recelve from publlc any suggesLlons observaLlons and complalnLs perLalnlng Lo Lhe conducL of publlc offlcers and employees ln Lhe performance of Lhelr funcLlons Lhe unlLs so organlzed shall avall of Lhe Lechnlcal asslsLance and guldellnes of Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon Sec 17 cooocll of letsoooel Offlcets 1here ls hereby creaLed a Councll of ersonnel Cfflcers Lo be composed of Chlef personnel offlcers of Lhe dlfferenL execuLlve deparLmenLs and agencles wlLh Lhe caLegory of deparLmenL LhaL Lhe Chalrman of Lhe Commlsslon shall elecL for membershlp LxcepL for lLs LxecuLlve Cfflcer who shall be deslgnaLed by Lhe Chalrman from among Lhe approprlaLe offlclals ln Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon Lhe councll ls auLhorlzed Lo elecL such oLher offlcer from among lLs members and Lo flx lLs own rules or procedures concernlng aLLendance aL meeLlngs approval of pollcy declaraLlon and oLher buslness maLLers rovlslons for necessary faclllLles and clerlcal asslsLance for Lhe Councll shall be made ln Lhe annual budgeL of Lhe Commlsslon 1he Councll shall have Lhe followlng funcLlons a upon requesL of Lhe Pead of ueparLmenL or Lhe Commlsslon Lo offer advlce ln developlng consLrucLlve pollcles sLandards procedures and programs as well as on maLLers relaLlng Lo Lhe lmprovemenL of personnel meLhods and Lo Lhe soluLlon of personnel problems confronLlng Lhe varlous deparLmenLs and agencles of Lhe governmenL
b 1o promoLe among Lhe deparLmenLs and agencles Lhrough sLudy and dlscusslon unlform and conslsLenL lnLerpreLaLlon and appllcaLlon of personnel pollcles and
c 1o serve as a clearlng house of lnformaLlon and Lo sLlmulaLe Lhe use of meLhods of personnel managemenL LhaL wlll conLrlbuLe mosL Lo good governmenL Sec 18 ospectloo ooJ AoJlt 1he Commlsslon Lhrough lLs deslgnaLed represenLaLlves shall conducL a perlodlc lnspecLlon and audlL of Lhe personnel managemenL program of each deparLmenL agency provlnce or ClLy ln order Lo (a) deLermlne compllance wlLh Lhls uecree rules and sLandards (b) revlew dlscharge of delegaLed auLhorlLy (c) make an adequaLe evaluaLlon of Lhe progress made and problems encounLered ln Lhe conducL of Lhe merlL sysLem ln Lhe naLlonal and local governmenLs lncludlng governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons (d) glve advlce and provlde asslsLance ln developlng consLrucLlve pollcles sLandards and procedures and (e) sLlmulaLe lmprovemenL ln all areas of personnel managemenL erlodlc lnspecLlon and audlL wlll lnclude an appralsal of personnel managemenL operaLlons and acLlvlLles relaLlve Lo (a) formulaLlon and lssuance of personnel pollcy (b) recrulLmenL and selecLlon of employees (c) personnel acLlon and employmenL sLaLus (d) career and employee developmenL (e) performance evaluaLlon sysLem (f) employee suggesLlons and lncenLlve award (g) employee relaLlons and servlces (h) dlsclpllne (l) personnel records and reporLlng and ([) program evaluaLlon
ArLlcle vlll ersonnel ollcles and SLandards
Sec 19 kectoltmeot ooJ 5electloo of mployees (1) CpporLunlLy for governmenL employmenL shall be open Lo all quallfled clLlzens and poslLlve efforLs shall be exerLed Lo aLLracL Lhe besL quallfled Lo enLer Lhe servlce Lmployees shall be selecLed on Lhe basls of flLness Lo perform Lhe duLles and assume Lhe responslblllLles of Lhe poslLlons (2) When a vacancy occurs ln a poslLlon ln Lhe flrsL level of Lhe Career Servlce as deflned ln SecLlon 7 Lhe employees ln Lhe deparLmenL who occupy Lhe nexL lower poslLlons ln Lhe occupaLlonal group under whlch Lhe vacanL poslLlon ls classlfled and ln oLher funcLlonally relaLed occupaLlonal groups and who are compeLenL quallfled and wlLh Lhe approprlaLe clvll servlce ellglblllLy shall be consldered for promoLlon 1 When a vacancy occurs ln a poslLlon ln Lhe second level of Lhe Career Servlce as deflned ln SecLlon 7 Lhe employees ln Lhe governmenL servlce who occupy Lhe nexL lower poslLlons ln Lhe occupaLlonal group under whlch Lhe vacanL poslLlon ls classlfled and ln oLher funcLlonally relaLed occupaLlonal groups and who are compeLenL quallfled and wlLh Lhe approprlaLe clvll servlce ellglblllLy shall be consldered for promoLlon
2 lf Lhe vacancy ls noL fllled by promoLlon as provlded hereln Lhe same shall be fllled by Lransfer of presenL employees ln Lhe governmenL servlce by relnsLaLemenL by reemploymenL of persons separaLed Lhrough reducLlon ln force or by appolnLmenL of persons wlLh Lhe clvll servlce ellglblllLy approprlaLe Lo Lhe poslLlons
3 A quallfled nexLlnrank employee shall have Lhe rlghL Lo appeal lnlLlally Lo Lhe deparLmenL head and flnally Lo Lhe Cfflce of Lhe resldenL an appolnLmenL made (1) flnally ln favor of anoLher nexL lnrank employee who ls noL quallfled or (2) ln favor of one who ls noL nexLlnrank or (3) ln favor of one who ls appolnLed by Lransfer and noL nexLlnrank or by relnsLaLemenL or by orlglnal appolnLmenL lf Lhe employee maklng Lhe appeal ls noL saLlsfled wlLh Lhe wrlLLen speclal reason or reasons glven by Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy for such appolnLmenL ltovlJeJ 1haL flnal appeal shall be Lo Lhe deparLmenL head concerned lf Lhe appolnLmenL ls lssued Lo a quallfled nexLlnrank employee 8efore decldlng a conLesLed appolnLmenL Lhe Cfflce of Lhe resldenL shall consulL Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon lor purposes of Lhls SecLlon poollfleJ oext lotook refers Lo an employee appolnLed on a permanenL basls Lo a poslLlon prevlously deLermlned Lo be nexLlnrank Lo Lhe vacancy proposed Lo be fllled and who meeLs Lhe requlslLes for appolnLmenL LhereLo as prevlously deLermlned by Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy and approved by Lhe Commlsslon
4 CuallflcaLlon ln an approprlaLe examlnaLlon shall be requlred for appolnLmenL Lo poslLlons ln Lhe flrsL and second levels ln Lhe career servlce ln accordance wlLh Lhe Clvll Servlce rules excepL as oLherwlse provlded ln Lhls uecree ltovlJeJ 1haL whenever Lhere ls clvll servlce ellglble acLually avallable for appolnLmenL no person who ls noL such an ellglble shall be appolnLed even ln a Lemporary capaclLy Lo any vacanL poslLlon ln Lhe career servlce ln Lhe governmenL or ln any governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlon excepL when Lhe lmmedlaLe fllllng of Lhe vacancy ls noL permanenL ln whlch cases Lemporary appolnLmenLs of non ellglbles may be made ln Lhe absence of ellglbles acLually and lmmedlaLely avallable
3 1he approprlaLe examlnaLlons hereln referred Lo shall be Lhose glven by Lhe Commlsslon and Lhe dlfferenL agencles ltovlJeJ bowevet 1haL noLhlng hereln shall affecL ellglblllLles acqulred prlor Lo Lhe effecLlvlLy of Lhls Clvll Servlce Law ltovlJeJ fottbet 1haL a person wlLh a clvll servlce ellglblllLy acqulred by successfully passlng an examlnaLlon shall be quallfled for a poslLlon requlrlng a lower ellglblllLy lf he possesses Lhe oLher requlremenLs for appolnLmenL Lo such poslLlon
6 1hose who acqulre clvll servlce ellglblllLy afLer Lhe passage of Lhe lnLegraLed 8eorganlzaLlon lan by Lhe vlrLue of havlng passed clvll servlce examlnaLlons or Lhelr equlvalenLs may avall of sald ellglblllLles wlLhln a perlod noL exceedlng flve years Sec 20 Ooollflcotloo 5tooJotJs (1) A quallflcaLlon sLandard expresses Lhe mlnlmum requlremenLs for a class of poslLlons ln Lerms of educaLlon Lralnlng and experlence clvll servlce ellglblllLy physlcal flLness and oLher quallLles requlred for successful performance 1he degree of quallflcaLlons of an offlcer or employee shall be deLermlned by Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy on Lhe basls of Lhe quallflcaLlon sLandard for Lhe parLlcular poslLlon CuallflcaLlon sLandards shall be used as basls for clvll servlce examlnaLlons for poslLlons ln Lhe career servlce as guldes ln appolnLmenL and oLher personnel acLlons ln Lhe ad[udlcaLlon of proLesLed appolnLmenLs ln deLermlnlng Lralnlng needs and as ald ln Lhe lnspecLlon and audlL o Lhe agencles personnel work programs lL shall be admlnlsLered ln such manner as Lo conLlnually provlde lncenLlves Lo offlcers and employees Lowards professlonal growLh and fosLer Lhe career sysLem ln Lhe governmenL servlce (2) 1he esLabllshmenL admlnlsLraLlon and malnLenance of quallflcaLlon sLandards shall be Lhe responslblllLy of Lhe deparLmenL or agency wlLh Lhe asslsLance and approval of Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon and ln consulLaLlon wlLh Lhe Wage and oslLlon ClasslflcaLlon Cfflce Sec 21 keleose of xomlootloo kesolts 1he resulLs of any parLlcular clvll servlce examlnaLlon held ln a number of places on Lhe same daLe shall be released slmulLaneously Sec 22 keqlstet of llqlbles 1he names of Lhe compeLlLors who pass an examlnaLlon shall be enLered ln reglsLer of ellglbles arranged ln Lhe order of Lhelr general raLlngs and conLalnlng such lnformaLlon as Lhe Commlsslon may deem necessary Sec 23 coltotol commooltles ln llne wlLh Lhe naLlonal pollcy Lo faclllLaLe Lhe lnLegraLlon of members of culLural communlLles and acceleraLe Lhe developmenL of Lhe areas occupled by Lhem Lhe Commlsslon shall glve speclal clvll servlce examlnaLlons Lo quallfy Lhem for appolnLmenL ln Lhe clvll servlce Sec 24 letsoooel Actloos All appolnLmenLs ln Lhe career servlce shall be made only accordlng Lo merlL and flLness Lo be deLermlned as far as pracLlcable by compeLlLlve examlnaLlons A nonellglble shall noL be appolnLed Lo any poslLlon ln Lhe clvll servlce whenever Lhere ls clvll servlce ellglble acLually avallable for and ready Lo accepL appolnLmenL As used ln Lhls uecree any acLlon denoLlng Lhe movemenL or progress of personnel ln Lhe clvll servlce shall be known as personnel acLlon Such acLlon shall lnclude appolnLmenL Lhrough cerLlflcaLlon promoLlon Lransfer relnsLaLemenL reemploymenL deLall reasslgnmenL demoLlon and separaLlon All personnel acLlons shall be ln accordance wlLh such rules sLandards and regulaLlons as may be promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon a Appolotmeot tbtooqb cettlflcotloo And appolnLmenL Lhrough cerLlflcaLlon Lo a poslLlon ln Lhe clvll servlce excepL as hereln oLherwlse provlded shall be lssued Lo a person who has been selecLed from a llsL of quallfled persons cerLlfled by Lhe Commlsslon from an approprlaLe reglsLer of ellglbles and who meeLs all Lhe oLher requlremenLs of Lhe poslLlon All such persons musL serve a probaLlonary perlod of slx monLhs followlng Lhelr orlglnal appolnLmenL and shall undergo a Lhorough characLer lnvesLlgaLlon ln order Lo acqulre permanenL clvll servlce sLaLus A probaLloner may be dropped from servlce sLaLus A probaLloner may be dropped from Lhe servlce for unsaLlsfacLory conducL or wanL of capaclLy any Llme before Lhe explraLlon of Lhe probaLlonary perlod ltovlJeJ 1haL such acLlon as appealable Lo Lhe Commlsslon
b ltomotloo A promoLlon ls a movemenL from one poslLlon Lo anoLher wlLh an lncrease ln duLles and responslblllLles as auLhorlzed by law and usually accompanled by an lncrease ln pay 1he movemenL may be from one deparLmenL or agency Lo anoLher or from one organlzaLlonal unlL Lo anoLher ln Lhe same deparLmenL or agency
c 1toosfet A Lransfer ls a movemenL from one poslLlon Lo anoLher whlch ls of equlvalenL rank level or salary wlLhouL break ln servlce lnvolvlng Lhe lssuance of an appolnLmenL
lL shall noL be consldered dlsclpllnary when made ln Lhe lnLeresL of publlc servlce ln whlch case Lhe employee concerned shall be lnformed of Lhe reasons Lherefor lf Lhe employee belleves LhaL Lhere ls no [usLlflcaLlon for Lhe Lransfer he may appeal hls case Lo Lhe Commlsslon
1he Lransfer may be from one deparLmenL or agency Lo anoLher or from one organlzaLlonal unlL Lo anoLher ln Lhe same deparLmenL or agency ltovlJeJ bowevet 1haL any movemenL from Lhe non career servlce Lo Lhe career servlce shall noL be consldered a Lransfer d kelostotemeot Any person who has been permanenLly appolnLed Lo a poslLlon ln Lhe career servlce and who has Lhrough no dellnquency or mlsconducL been separaLed Lherefrom may be relnsLaLed Lo a poslLlon ln Lhe same level for whlch he ls quallfled
e keemploymeot names of persons who have been appolnLed permanenLly Lo poslLlons ln Lhe career servlce and who have been separaLed as a resulL of reducLlon ln force and/or reorganlzaLlon shall be enLered ln a llsL from whlch selecLlon for reemploymenL shall be made
f uetoll A deLall ls Lhe movemenL of an employee from one agency Lo anoLher wlLhouL Lhe lssuance of an appolnLmenL and shall be allowed only for a llmlLed perlod ln Lhe case of employees occupylng professlonal Lechnlcal and sclenLlflc poslLlons lf Lhe employee belleves LhaL Lhere ls no [usLlflcaLlon for Lhe deLall he may appeal hls case Lo Lhe Commlsslon endlng appeal Lhe declslon Lo deLall Lhe employee shall be execuLory unless oLherwlse ordered by Lhe Commlsslon
g keosslqomeot An employee may be reasslgned from one organlzaLlonal unlL Lo anoLher ln Lhe same agency rovlded LhaL such reasslgnmenL shall noL lnvolve a reducLlon ln rank sLaLus or salary Sec 23 mploymeot 5totos AppolnLmenL ln Lhe career servlce shall be permanenL or Lemporary a letmooeot stotos A permanenL appolnLmenL shall be lssued Lo a person who meeLs all Lhe requlremenLs for Lhe poslLlons Lo whlch he ls belng appolnLed lncludlng Lhe approprlaLe ellglblllLy prescrlbed ln accordance wlLh Lhe provlslons of law rules and sLandards promulgaLed ln pursuance Lhereof
b 1empototy oppolotmeot ln Lhe absence of approprlaLe ellglbles and lL becomes necessary ln Lhe publlc lnLeresL Lo flll a vacancy a Lemporary appolnLmenL shall be lssued Lo a person who meeLs all Lhe requlremenLs for Lhe poslLlon Lo whlch he ls belng appolnLed excepL Lhe approprlaLe clvll servlce ellglblllLy ltovlJeJ 1haL such Lemporary appolnLmenL shall noL exceed Lwelve monLhs buL Lhe appolnLee may be replaced sooner lf a quallfled clvll servlce ellglble becomes avallable Sec 26 5oloty octeose ot AJjostmeot Ad[usLmenLs ln salarles as a resulL of lncrease ln pay levels or upgradlng of poslLlons whlch do noL lnvolve a change ln quallflcaLlon requlremenLs shall noL requlre a new appolnLmenLs excepL LhaL coples of Lhe salary ad[usLmenL noLlces shall be submlLLed Lo Lhe Commlsslon for record purposes Sec 27 keJoctloo lo lotce Whenever lL becomes necessary because of lack of work or funds or due Lo a change ln Lhe scope or naLure of an agencys program or as a resulL of reorganlzaLlon Lo reduce Lhe sLaff of any deparLmenL or agency Lhose ln Lhe same group or class of poslLlons ln or more agencles wlLhln Lhe parLlcular deparLmenL or agency whereln Lhe reducLlon ls Lo be effecLed shall be reasonably compared ln Lerms of relaLlve flLness efflclency and lengLh of servlce and Lhose found Lo be aL leasL quallfled for Lhe remalnlng poslLlons shall be lald off Sec 28 coteet ooJ letsoooel uevelopmeot 1he developmenL and reLenLlon of a compeLenL and efflclenL work force ln Lhe publlc servlce ls a prlmary concern of governmenL lL shall be Lhe pollcy of Lhe governmenL LhaL a conLlnulng program of career and personnel developmenL be esLabllshed for all governmenL employees aL all levels An lnLegraLed naLlonal plan for career and personnel developmenL shall serve as Lhe basls for all career and personnel developmenL acLlvlLles ln Lhe governmenL Sec 29 coteet ooJ letsoooel uevelopmeot lloos Lach deparLmenL or agency shall prepare a career and personnel developmenL plan whlch shall be lnLegraLed lnLo a naLlonal plan by Lhe Commlsslon Such career and personnel developmenL plans whlch shall lnclude provlslons on merlL promoLlons performance evaluaLlon lnservlce Lralnlng granLs [ob roLaLlon suggesLlons and lncenLlve award sysLems and such oLher provlslons for employees healLh welfare counsellng recreaLlon and slmllar servlces Sec 30 Metlt ltomotloo lloos Lach deparLmenL or agency shall esLabllsh merlL promoLlon plans whlch shall be admlnlsLered ln accordance wlLh Lhe provlslons of Lhls uecree and Lhe rules regulaLlons and sLandards Lo be promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon Such plans shall lnclude provlslons for a deflnlLe screenlng process whlch may lnclude LesLs of flLness ln accordance wlLh sLandards and guldellnes seL by Lhe Commlsslon romoLlon 8oards may be organlzed sub[ecL Lo crlLerla drawn by Lhe Commlsslon Sec 31 letfotmooce volootloo 5ystem 1here shall be esLabllshed a performance evaluaLlon sysLem whlch shall be admlnlsLered ln accordance wlLh rules regulaLlons and sLandards promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon for all offlcers and employees ln Lhe career servlce Such performance evaluaLlon sysLem shall be admlnlsLered ln such manner s Lo conLlnually fosLer Lhe lmprovemenL of lndlvldual employee efflclency and organlzaLlonal effecLlveness Lach deparLmenL or agency may afLer consulLaLlon wlLh Lhe Commlsslon esLabllsh and use one or more performance evaluaLlon plans approprlaLe Lo Lhe varlous groups of poslLlons ln Lhe deparLmenL or agency concerned no performance evaluaLlon shall be glven or used as a basls for personnel acLlon excepL under an approved performance evaluaLlon plan ltovlJeJ 1haL each employee shall be lnformed perlodlcally by hls supervlsor of hls performance evaluaLlon Sec 32 kespooslblllty fot 1tololoq 1he Commlsslon shall be responslble for Lhe coordlnaLlon and lnLegraLlon of a conLlnulng program of personnel developmenL for all governmenL personnel ln Lhe flrsL and second levels CenLral sLaff agencles and speclallzed lnsLlLuLes shall conducL conLlnulng cenLrallzed Lralnlng for sLaff speclallsLs from Lhe dlfferenL agencles Powever ln Lhose cases where Lhere ls sufflclenL number of parLlclpanLs Lo warranL Lralnlng aL deparLmenL or agency or local governmenL level such cenLral sLaff agencles and speclallzed lnsLlLuLe shall render Lhe necessary asslsLance consulLaLlve servlces 1o avold dupllcaLlon of efforL and overlapplng of Lralnlng funcLlons Lhe followlng funcLlonal responslblllLles are asslgned a ubllc and prlvaLe colleges and unlverslLles and slmllar lnsLlLuLlons shall be encouraged Lo organlze and carry ouL conLlnulng programs of execuLlve developmenL
b 1he Commlsslon Lhe Commlsslon on AudlL Lhe 8udgeL Commlsslon Lhe Ceneral Servlces AdmlnlsLraLlon and oLher cenLral sLaff agencles shall conducL cenLrallzed Lralnlng and asslsL ln Lhe Lralnlng program of Lhe ueparLmenLs or agencles along Lhelr respecLlve funcLlonal areas of speclallzaLlon
c ln coordlnaLlon wlLh Lhe Commlsslon Lhe ueparLmenL of Local CovernmenL and CommunlLy uevelopmenL shall underLake local governmenL Lralnlng programs
d ln coordlnaLlon wlLh Lhe Commlsslon each deparLmenL or agency provlnce or clLy shall esLabllsh malnLaln and promoLe a sysLemaLlc plan of acLlon for personnel Lralnlng aL all levels ln accordance wlLh sLandards lald down by Lhe Commlsslon lL shall malnLaln approprlaLe Lralnlng sLaffs and make full use of avallable Lralnlng faclllLles Whenever lL deems lL necessary Lhe Commlsslon shall Lake Lhe lnlLlaLlve ln underLaklng programs for personnel developmenL Sec 33 mployee 5oqqestloos ooJ oceotlve AwotJ 5ystem 1here shall be esLabllshed a governmenLwlde employee suggesLlons and lncenLlve awards sysLem whlch shall be admlnlsLered under such rules regulaLlons and sLandards as may be promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon ln accordance wlLh rules regulaLlons and sLandards promulgaLed by Lhe Commlsslon Lhe resldenL or Lhe head of each deparLmenL or agency ls auLhorlzed Lo lncur whaLever necessary expenses lnvolved ln Lhe honorary recognlLlon of subordlnaLe offlcers and employees of Lhe governmenL who by Lhelr suggesLlons lnvenLlons superlor accompllshmenL and oLher personal efforLs conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe efflclency economy or oLher lmprovemenL of governmenL operaLlons or who perform such oLher exLraordlnary acLs or servlces ln Lhe publlc lnLeresL ln connecLlon wlLh or ln relaLlon Lo Lhelr offlclals employmenL Sec 34 letsoooel kelotloos (a) lL shall be Lhe concern of Lhe Commlsslon Lo provlde leadershlp and asslsLance ln developlng employee relaLlons programs ln Lhe deparLmenLs or agencles
(b) Lvery head of deparLmenL or agency shall Lake all proper sLeps Loward Lhe creaLlon of an aLmosphere conduclve Lo good supervlsoremployee relaLlons and Lhe lmprovemenL of employee morale
Sec 33 complolots ooJ Ctlevooces Lmployees shall have Lhe rlghL Lo presenL Lhelr complalnLs or grlevances Lo managemenL and have Lhem ad[udlcaLed s expedlLlously as posslble ln Lhe besL lnLeresL of Lhe agency Lhe governmenL as a whole and Lhe employee concerned Such complalnL or grlevances shall be resolved aL Lhe lowesL posslble level ln Lhe deparLmenL or agency as Lhe case may be and Lhe employee shall have Lhe rlghL Lo appeal such declslon Lo hlgher auLhorlLles Lach deparLmenL or agency shall promulgaLe rules and regulaLlon governlng expedlLlous falr and equlLable ad[usLmenL wlLh Lhe pollcles enunclaLed by Lhe Commlsslon
ArLlcle lx ulsclpllne
Sec 36 ulsclplloe Ceoetol ltovlsloos (a) no offlcer or employee ln Lhe Clvll Servlce shall be suspended or dlsmlssed excepL for cause as provlded by law and afLer due process a 1he followlng shall be grounds for dlsclpllnary acLlon 1 ulshonesLy 2 Cppresslon 3 neglecL of uuLy 4 MlsconducL 3 ulsgraceful and lmmoral conducL 6 8elng noLorlously undeslrable 7 ulscourLesy ln Lhe course of offlclal duLles 8 lnefflclency and lncompeLence ln Lhe performance of offlclal duLles 9 8ecelvlng for personal use of a fee glfL or oLher valuable Lhlng ln Lhe course of offlclal duLles or ln connecLlon LherewlLh when such fee glfL or oLher valuable Lhlng ls glven by any person ln Lhe hope or expecLaLlon of recelvlng a favor or beLLer LreaLmenL Lhan LhaL accorded oLher persons or commlLLlng acLs punlshable under Lhe anLlgrafL laws 10 ConvlcLlon of a crlme lnvolvlng moral LurplLude 11 lmproper or unauLhorlzed sollclLaLlon of conLrlbuLlons from subordlnaLe employees and by Leachers or school offlclals from school chlldren 12 vlolaLlon of exlsLlng Clvll Servlce Law and rules or reasonable offlce regulaLlons 13 lalslflcaLlon of offlclal documenL 14 lrequenL unauLhorlzed absences or Lardlness ln reporLlng for duLy loaflng or frequenL unauLhorlzed absences from duLy durlng regular offlce hours 13 PablLual drunkenness 16 Cambllng prohlblLed by law 17 8efusal Lo perform offlclal duLy or render overLlme servlce 18 ulsgraceful lmmoral or dlshonesL conducL prlor Lo enLerlng Lhe servlce 19 hyslcal or menLal lncapaclLy or dlsablllLy due Lo lmmoral or vlclous hablLs 20 8orrowlng money by superlor offlcers from subordlnaLes or lendlng by subordlnaLes Lo superlor offlcers 21 Lendlng money aL usurlous raLes of lnLeresL 22 Wlllful fallure Lo pay [usL debLs or wlllful fallure Lo pay Laxes due Lo Lhe governmenL 23 ConLracLlng loans of money or oLher properLy from persons wlLh whom Lhe offlce of Lhe employee concerned has buslness relaLlons 24 ursulL of prlvaLe buslness vocaLlon or professlon wlLhouL Lhe permlsslon requlred by Clvll Servlce rules and regulaLlons 23 lnsubordlnaLlon 26 Lngaglng dlrecLly or lndlrecLly ln parLlsan pollLlcal acLlvlLles by one holdlng nonpollLlcal offlce 27 ConducL pre[udlclal Lo Lhe besL lnLeresL of Lhe servlce 28 Lobbylng for personal lnLeresL or galn ln leglslaLlve halls and offlces wlLhouL auLhorlLy 29 romoLlng Lhe sale of LlckeLs ln behalf of prlvaLe enLerprlses LhaL are noL lnLended for charlLable or publlc welfare purposes and even ln Lhe laLLer cases lf Lhere ls no prlor auLhorlLy 30 nepoLlsm as deflned ln SecLlon 49 of Lhls uecree
b LxcepL when lnlLlaLed by Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy no complalnL agalnsL a clvll servlce offlclal or employee shall be glven due course unless Lhe same ls ln wrlLlng and subscrlbed and sworn Lo by Lhe complalnanL
c ln meLlng ouL punlshmenL Lhe same penalLles shall be lmposed for slmllar offenses and only one penalLy shall be lmposed ln each case 1he dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy may lmpose Lhe penalLy of removal from Lhe servlce Lransfer demoLlon ln rank suspenslon for noL more Lhan one year wlLhouL pay flne ln an amounL noL exceedlng slx monLhs salary or reprlmand Sec 37 ulsclpllooty IotlsJlctloo (a) 1he Commlsslon shall declde upon appeal all admlnlsLraLlve cases lnvolvlng Lhe lmposlLlon of a penalLy of suspenslon for more Lhan LhlrLy days or flne ln an amounL exceedlng LhlrLy days salary demoLlon ln rank or salary or Lransfer removal or dlsmlssal from offlce A complalnL may be flled dlrecLly wlLh Lhe Commlsslon by a prlvaLe clLlzen agalnsL a governmenL offlclal or employee ln whlch case lL may hear and declde Lhe case or lL may depuLlze any deparLmenL or agency or offlclal or group of offlclals Lo conducL Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon 1he resulLs of Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon shall be submlLLed Lo Lhe Commlsslon wlLh recommendaLlon as Lo Lhe penalLy Lo be lmposed or oLher acLlon Lo be Laken
(b) 1he heads of deparLmenLs agencles and lnsLrumenLallLles provlnces clLles and munlclpallLles shall have [urlsdlcLlon Lo lnvesLlgaLe and declde maLLers lnvolvlng dlsclpllnary acLlon agalnsL offlcers and employees under Lhelr [urlsdlcLlon 1helr declslons shall be flnal ln case Lhe penalLy lmposed ls suspenslon for noL more Lhan LhlrLy days or flne ln an amounL noL exceedlng LhlrLy days salary ln case Lhe declslon rendered by a bureau or offlce head ls appealable Lo Lhe Commlsslon Lhe same may be lnlLlally appealed Lo Lhe deparLmenL and flnally Lo Lhe Commlsslon and pendlng appeal Lhe same shall be execuLory excepL when Lhe penalLy ls removal ln whlch case Lhe same shall be execuLory only afLer conflrmaLlon by Lhe deparLmenL head
(c) An lnvesLlgaLlon may be enLrusLed Lo reglonal dlrecLor or slmllar offlclals who shall make Lhe necessary reporL and recommendaLlon Lo Lhe chlef of bureau or offlce or deparLmenL wlLhln Lhe perlod speclfled ln aragraph d of Lhe followlng SecLlon
(d) An appeal shall noL sLop Lhe declslon from belng execuLory and ln case Lhe penalLy ls suspenslon or removal Lhe respondenL shall be consldered as havlng been under prevenLlve suspenslon durlng Lhe pendency of Lhe appeal ln Lhe evenL he wlns an appeal
Sec 38 ltoceJote lo AJmlolsttotlve coses Aqolost NoolteslJeotlol Appolotees (a) AdmlnlsLraLlve proceedlngs may be commenced agalnsL a subordlnaLe offlcer or employee by Lhe head of deparLmenL or offlce of equlvalenL rank or head of local governmenL or chlefs of agencles or reglonal dlrecLors or upon sworn wrlLLen complalnL of any oLher persons
(b) ln Lhe case of a complalnL flled by any oLher persons Lhe complalnL shall submlL sworn sLaLemenLs coverlng hls LesLlmony and Lhose of hls wlLnesses LogeLher wlLh hls documenLary evldence lf on Lhe basls of such papers a prlma facle case ls found noL Lo exlsL Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy shall dlsmlss Lhe case lf a prlma facle case exlsLs he shall noLlfy Lhe respondenL ln wrlLlng of Lhe charges agalnsL Lhe laLLer Lo whlch shall be aLLached coples of Lhe complalnL sworn sLaLemenLs and oLher documenLs submlLLed and Lhe respondenL shall be allowed noL less Lhan sevenLyLwo hours afLer recelpL of Lhe complalnL Lo answer Lhe charges ln wrlLlng under oaLh LogeLher wlLh supporLlng sworn sLaLemenLs and documenLs ln whlch he shall lndlcaLe wheLher or noL he elecLs a formal lnvesLlgaLlon lf hls answer ls noL consldered saLlsfacLory lf Lhe answer ls found saLlsfacLory Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy shall dlsmlss Lhe case
(c) AlLhough a respondenL does noL requesL a formal lnvesLlgaLlon one shall neverLheless be conducLed when from Lhe allegaLlons of Lhe complalnL and Lhe answer of Lhe respondenL lncludlng Lhe supporLlng documenLs Lhe merlLs of Lhe case cannoL be declded [udlclously wlLhouL conducLlng such an lnvesLlgaLlon
(d) 1he lnvesLlgaLlon shall be held noL earller Lhan flve days nor laLer Lhan Len days from Lhe daLe of recelpL of respondenLs answer by Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy and shall be flnlshed wlLhln LhlrLy days from Lhe flllng of Lhe charges unless Lhe perlod ls exLended by Lhe Commlsslon ln merlLorlous cases 1he declslon shall be rendered by Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy wlLhln LhlrLy days from Lhe LermlnaLlon of Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon or submlsslon of Lhe reporL of Lhe lnvesLlgaLor whlch reporL shall be submlLLed wlLhln flfLeen days from Lhe concluslon of Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon
(e) 1he dlrecL evldence for Lhe complalnanL and Lhe respondenL shall conslsL of Lhe sworn sLaLemenL and documenLs submlLLed ln supporL of Lhe complalnL or answer as Lhe case may be wlLhouL pre[udlce Lo Lhe presenLaLlon of addlLlonal evldence deemed necessary buL was unavallable aL Lhe Llme of Lhe flllng of Lhe complalnL or answer upon whlch Lhe crossexamlnaLlon by respondenL and Lhe complalnanL respecLlvely shall be based lollowlng crossexamlnaLlon Lhere may be redlrecL and recross examlnaLlon
(f) LlLher parLy may avall hlmself of Lhe servlces of counsel and may requlre Lhe aLLendance of wlLnesses and Lhe producLlon of documenLary evldence ln hls favor Lhrough Lhe compulsory process of sobpoeoo ot sobpoeoo Joces tecom
(g) 1he lnvesLlgaLlon shall be conducLed only for Lhe purpose of ascerLalnlng Lhe LruLh and wlLhouL necessarlly adherlng Lo Lechnlcal rules appllcable ln [udlclal proceedlngs lL shall be conducLed by Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy concerned or hls auLhorlzed represenLaLlve 1he phrase ooy otbet potty shall be undersLood Lo be a complalnanL oLher Lhan Lhose referred Lo ln subsecLlon (a) hereof Sec 39 Appeols (a) Appeals where allowable shall be made by Lhe parLy adversely affecLed by Lhe declslon wlLhln flfLeen days from recelpL of Lhe declslon unless a peLlLlon shall be declded wlLhln flfLeen days noLlce of Lhe appeal shall be flled wlLh Lhe dlsclpllnlng offlce whlch shall forward Lhe records of Lhe case LogeLher wlLh Lhe noLlce of appeal wlLh lLs commenL lf any 1he noLlce of appeal shall speclflcally sLaLe Lhe daLe of Lhe declslon appealed from and Lhe daLe of recelpL Lhereof lL shall also speclflcally seL forLh clearly Lhe grounds relled upon for excepLlng from Lhe declslon
(b) A peLlLlon for reconslderaLlon shall be based only on any of Lhe followlng grounds (1) new evldence has been dlscovered whlch maLerlally affecLs Lhe declslon rendered (2) Lhe declslon ls noL supporLed by Lhe evldence on record or (3) errors of law or lrregularlLles have been commlLLed pre[udlclal Lo Lhe lnLeresL of Lhe respondenL ltovlJeJ 1haL only one peLlLlon for reconslderaLlon shall be enLerLalned
Sec 40 5ommoty ltoceeJloqs no formal lnvesLlgaLlon ls necessary and Lhe respondenL may be lmmedlaLely removed or dlsmlssed lf any of Lhe followlng clrcumsLances ls presenL a When Lhe charge ls serlous and Lhe evldence of gullL ls sLrong
b When Lhe respondenL ls a recldlvlsL or has been repeaLedly charged and Lhere ls reasonable ground Lo belleve LhaL he ls gullLy of Lhe presenL charge
c When Lhe respondenL ls noLorlously undeslrable 8esorL Lo summary proceedlngs by dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy shall be done wlLh uLmosL ob[ecLlvlLy and lmparLlallLy Lo Lhe end LhaL no ln[usLlce ls commlLLed ltovlJeJ 1haL removal or dlsmlssal excepL Lhose by Lhe resldenL hlmself or upon hls order may be appealed Lo Lhe Commlsslon Sec 41 lteveotlve 5ospeosloo 1he proper dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy may prevenLlvely suspend any subordlnaLe offlcer or employee under hls auLhorlLy pendlng an lnvesLlgaLlon lf Lhe charge agalnsL such offlcer or employee lnvolves dlshonesLy oppresslon or grave mlsconducL or neglecL ln Lhe performance of duLy or lf Lhere are reasons Lo belleve LhaL Lhe respondenL ls gullLy of charges whlch would warranL hls removal from Lhe servlce Sec 42 llftloq of lteveotlve 5ospeosloo leoJloq AJmlolsttotlve ovestlqotloo When Lhe admlnlsLraLlve case agalnsL Lhe offlcer or employee under prevenLlve suspenslon ls noL flnally declded by Lhe dlsclpllnlng auLhorlLy wlLhln Lhe perlod of nlneLy (90) days afLer Lhe daLe of suspenslon of Lhe respondenL who ls noL a presldenLlal appolnLee Lhe respondenL shall be auLomaLlcally relnsLaLed ln Lhe servlce ltovlJeJ 1haL when Lhe delay ln Lhe dlsposlLlon of Lhe case ls due Lo Lhe faulL negllgence or peLlLlon of Lhe respondenL Lhe perlod of delay shall noL be counLed ln compuLlng Lhe perlod of suspenslon hereln provlded Sec 43 kemovol of AJmlolsttotlve leooltles ot ulsobllltles ln merlLorlous cases and upon recommendaLlon of Lhe Commlsslon Lhe resldenL may commuLe or remove admlnlsLraLlve penalLles or dlsablllLles lmposed upon offlcers or employees ln dlsclpllnary cases sub[ecL Lo such Lerms and condlLlons as he may lmpose ln Lhe lnLeresL of Lhe servlce
ArLlcle x LlmlLaLlon on AppolnLmenL
SecLlon 44 llmltotloo oo Appolotmeot (1) no elecLlve offlclal shall be ellglble for appolnLmenL Lo any offlce or poslLlon durlng hls Lerm of offlce (2) no candldaLe who losL ln an elecLlon shall be ellglble for appolnLmenL Lo any offlce ln Lhe governmenL or ln any governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlon wlLhln one year followlng such elecLlon Sec 43 lolltlcol Actlvlty no offlcer or employee ln Lhe Clvll Servlce lncludlng members of Armed lorces shall engage dlrecLly or lndlrecLly ln any parLlsan pollLlcal acLlvlLy or Lake parL ln any elecLlon excepL Lo voLe nor shall he use hls offlclal auLhorlLy or lnfluence Lo coerce Lhe pollLlcal acLlvlLy of any oLher person or body noLhlng hereln provlded shall be undersLood Lo prevenL any offlcer or employee from expresslng hls vlews on currenL pollLlcal problems or lssues or from menLlonlng Lhe names of candldaLes for publlc offlce whom he supporLs ltovlJeJ LhaL publlc offlcers and employees holdlng pollLlcal offlces may Lake parL ln pollLlcal and elecLoral acLlvlLles buL lL shall be unlawful for Lhem Lo sollclL conLrlbuLlons from Lhelr subordlnaLes or sub[ecL Lhem Lo any of Lhe acLs lnvolvlng subordlnaLes or sub[ecL Lhem Lo any of Lhe acLs lnvolvlng subordlnaLes prohlblLed ln Lhe LlecLlon Code Sec 46 AJJltloool ot uooble compeosotloo no elecLlve or appolnLlve publlc offlcer or employee shall recelve addlLlonal or double compensaLlon unless speclflcally auLhorlzed by law nor accepL wlLhouL Lhe consenL of Lhe resldenL any presenL emolumenL offlce or LlLle of any klnd from any forelgn sLaLe Sec 47 llmltotloo oo mploymeot of lobotets Laborers wheLher skllled semlskllled or unskllled shall noL be asslgned Lo perform clerlcal duLles Sec 48 ltoblbltloo oo uetoll ot keosslqomeot no deLall or reasslgnmenL whaLever shall be made wlLhln Lhree (3) monLhs before any elecLlon Sec 49 Nepotlsm (a) All appolnLmenLs ln Lhe naLlonal provlnclal clLy and munlclpal governmenLs or ln any branch or lnsLrumenLallLy Lhereof lncludlng governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons made ln favor of a relaLlve of Lhe appolnLlng or recommendlng auLhorlLy or of Lhe chlef of Lhe bureau or offlce or of Lhe persons exerclslng lmmedlaLe supervlslon over hlm are hereby prohlblLed As used ln Lhls SecLlon Lhe word telotlve and members of Lhe famlly referred Lo are Lhose relaLed wlLhln Lhe Lhlrd degree elLher of consangulnlLy or of afflnlLy
(b) 1he followlng are exempLed from Lhe operaLlon of Lhe rules on nepoLlsm (1) persons employed ln a confldenLlal capaclLy (2) Leachers (3) physlclans and (4) members of Lhe Armed lorces of Lhe hlllpplnes ltovlJeJ bowevet 1haL ln each parLlcular lnsLance full reporL of such appolnLmenL shall be made Lo Lhe Commlsslon
1he resLrlcLlon menLloned ls subsecLlon (a) shall noL be appllcable Lo Lhe case of a member of any famlly who afLer hls or her appolnLmenL Lo any poslLlon ln an offlce or bureau ln whlch evenL Lhe employmenL or reLenLlon Lhereln of boLh husband and wlfe may be allowed
(c) ln order Lo glve lmmedlaLe effecL Lo Lhese provlslons cases of prevlous appolnLmenLs whlch are ln conLravenLlon hereof shall be correcLed by Lransfer and pendlng such Lransfer no promoLlon or salary lncrease shall be allowed ln favor of Lhe relaLlve or relaLlves who were appolnLed ln vlolaLlon of Lhese provlslons
ArLlcle xl Lxamlnlng CommlLLee Speclal Lxamlners and Speclal lnvesLlgaLors Sec 30 xomloloq commlttee 5peclol xomloets ooJ 5peclol ovestlqotots Sub[ecL Lo approval by Lhe proper head of deparLmenL or agency Lhe Commlsslon may selecL sulLable persons ln Lhe governmenL servlce Lo acL as members of examlnlng commlLLees speclal examlners or speclal lnvesLlgaLors Such person shall be deslgnaLed examlners or lnvesLlgaLors of Lhe Commlsslon shall perform such duLles as Lhe Commlsslon may requlre and ln Lhe performance of such duLles Lhey shall be under lLs excluslve conLrol Lxamlnlng commlLLees speclal examlners or speclal lnvesLlgaLors so deslgnaLed may be glven allowances or per dlems for Lhelr servlces Lo be pald ouL of Lhe funds of and aL a raLe Lo be deLermlned by Lhe Commlsslon Sec 31 lees 1he Commlsslon shall collecL and charge fees for clvll servlce examlnaLlons cerLlflcaLlons of clvll servlce raLlngs servlce records and oLher clvll servlce maLLers Lralnlng courses semlnars workshops ln personnel managemenL and oLher clvll servlce maLLers lor Lhls purpose Lhe Commlsslon shall prescrlbed sLandard and reasonable raLes for such examlnaLlons cerLlflcaLlons Lralnlng courses semlnars and workshops ltovlJeJ 1haL Lhe fees so collecLed ln Lralnlng courses semlnars and workshops shall be used excluslvely for Lralnlng acLlvlLles of Lhe Commlsslon ltovlJeJ fottbet 1haL no examlnaLlon fees shall be collecLed ln examlnaLlons glven for Lhe selecLlon of scholars Sec 32 Aotbotlty of Offlcets to AJmlolstet Ootbs 1oke 1estlmooy ltosecote ooJ uefeoJ coses lo coott Members of Lhe Commlsslon chlefs of offlces and oLher offlcers and employees of Lhe Commlsslon deslgnaLed ln wrlLlng by Lhe Chalrman may admlnlsLer such oaLh as may be necessary ln Lhe LransacLlons of offlclal buslness and admlnlsLer oaLhs and Lake LesLlmony ln connecLlon wlLh any auLhorlzed lnvesLlgaLlon ALLorneys of Lhe Commlsslon may prosecuLe and defend cases ln connecLlon wlLh Lhe funcLlons of Lhe Commlsslon before any courL or Lrlbunal Sec 33 lloblllty of Appolotloq Aotbotlty no person employed ln Lhe Clvll Servlce ln vlolaLlon of Lhe Clvll Servlce Law and rules shall be enLlLled Lo recelve pay from Lhe governmenL buL Lhe appolnLlng auLhorlLy responslble for such unlawful employmenL shall be personally llable for Lhe pay LhaL would have accrued had Lhe employmenL been lawful and Lhe dlsburslng offlclals shall make paymenL Lo Lhe employee of such amounL from salary of Lhe offlcers so llable Sec 34 lloblllty of ulsbotsloq Offlcets LxcepL as may oLherwlse be provlded by law lL shall be unlawful for a Lreasurer or oLher flscal offlcer Lo draw or reLaln from Lhe salary due an offlcer or employee any amounL for conLrlbuLlon or paymenL of obllgaLlons oLher Lhan Lhose due Lhe governmenL or lLs lnsLrumenLallLles Sec 33 leool ltovlsloos Whoever makes any appolnLmenL or employs any person ln vlolaLlon of any provlslon of Lhls uecree or Lhe rules made Lhereunder or whoever commlLs fraud decelL or lnLenLlonal mlsrepresenLaLlon of maLerlal facLs concernlng oLher clvll servlce maLLers or whoever vlolaLes refuses or neglecLs Lo comply wlLh any of such provlslons or rules shall upon convlcLlon be punlshed by a flne noL exceedlng one Lhousand pesos or by lmprlsonmenL noL exceedlng slx (6) monLhs or boLh such flne and lmprlsonmenL ln Lhe dlscreLlon of Lhe courL
ArLlcle xll CovernmenLowned or ConLrolled CorporaLlons ersonnel
Sec 36 CovetomeotowoeJ ot coottolleJ cotpototloos letsoooel All permanenL personnel of governmenLowned or conLrolled corporaLlons whose poslLlons are now embraced ln Lhe clvll servlce shall conLlnue ln Lhe servlce unLll Lhey have been glven a chance Lo quallfy ln an approprlaLe examlnaLlon buL ln Lhe meanLlme Lhose who do noL posses Lhe approprlaLe clvll servlce ellglblllLy shall noL be promoLed unLll Lhey quallfy ln an approprlaLe clvll servlce examlnaLlon Servlces of Lemporary personnel may be LermlnaLed any Llme Sec 37 Aotbotlty to use Apptoptlotloos 1he Commlsslon ls hereby auLhorlzed Lo use such sums approprlaLe d ln resldenLlal uecree no 733 and balances of exlsLlng cerLlflcaLlons Lo accounLs payable lncludlng prlor years whlch have noL yeL been reverLed Lo Lhe unapproprlaLed surplus as are necessary Lo carry ouL Lhe provlslons of Lhls uecree PenceforLh approprlaLlons Lo cover Lhe salarles of offlclals and employees of Lhe Clvll Servlce Commlsslon and lLs malnLenance and operaLlonal expenses shall be lncluded ln Lhe annual Ceneral ApproprlaLlons uecree Sec 38 IesteJ klqbts LxcepL as oLherwlse provlded ln Lhls uecree rlghLs vesLed or acqulred under Lhe provlslons of Lhe old Clvll Servlce Law rules and regulaLlons and any oLher AcLs prlor Lo Lhe effecLlvlLy of Lhls uecree shall be respecLed Sec 39 kepeolloq cloose All laws rules and regulaLlons or parLs Lhereof lnconslsLenL wlLh Lhe provlslons of Lhls uecree are hereby repealed or modlfled accordlngly Sec 60 5epotoblllty of ltovlsloos lf any parL secLlon or provlslon of Lhls uecree shall be held lnvalld or unconsLlLuLlonal no oLher parL secLlon or provlslon Lhereof shall be affecLed Lhereby Sec 61 ffectlvlty 1hls uecree shall form parL of Lhe law of Lhe land and shall Lake effecL lmmedlaLely uone ln Lhe ClLy of Manlla Lhls 6Lh day of CcLober ln Lhe year of Cur Lord nlneLeen hundred and sevenLyflve