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- - - - Definitions (Sec. 3)
        (a) Agency
        
        any bureau, office, commission, administration, board, committee, institute, corporation,
        
        whether performing governmental or proprietary function,
        
        or any other unit of the National Government,
        
        provincial, city or municipal government,
        
        [EXC] except as hereinafter otherwise provided.
        
        (b) Appointing officer
        
        person or body authorized by law to make appointments in the Philippine Civil Service.
        
        (c) Class
        
        all positions in the government service that are sufficiently similar as to duties and responsibilities
        
        and require similar qualifications that can be given the same title and salary
        
        and for all administrative and compensation purposes, be treated alike.
        
        (d) Commission
        
        Civil Service Commission.
        
        (e) Chairman
        
        Chairman of the Commission.
        
        (f) Commissioner
        
        either of the two other members of the Commission.
        
        (g) Department
        
        any of the executive departments or entities having the category of a department
        
        including the judiciary, Commission on Elections and Commission on Audit.
        
        (h) Eligible
        
        a person who obtains a passing grade in a civil service examination
        
        or is granted a civil service eligibility and whose name is entered in the register of eligibles.
        
        (i) Examination
        
        a civil service examination conducted by the Commission and its regional offices
        
        or by other departments
        
        or agencies with the assistance of the Commission,
        
        or in coordination or jointly with it,
        
        and those that it may delegate to departments and agencies pursuant to this Decree,
        
        or those that may have been delegated by law.
        
        (j) Form
        
        to those prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.
- - - - Classes of Positions in the Career Service (Sec. 7)
        (a) Classes of positions in the career service appointment to which requires examinations shall be grouped into three major level as follows:
        
        The first level shall include clerical, trades, crafts, and custodial service positions which involve non-professional or subprofessional work in a non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring less than four years of collegiate studies;
        
        The second level shall include professional, technical, and scientific positions which involve professional, technical, or scientific work in a non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring at least four years of college work up to Division Chief level; and
        
        The third level shall cover positions in the Career Executive Service.
        
        Employment Status (Sec. 25)
        Section 25. Employment Status. Appointment in the career service shall be permanent or temporary.
        
        (a) Permanent status. A permanent appointment shall be issued to a person who meets all the requirements for the positions to which he is being appointed, including the appropriate eligibility prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of law, rules and standards promulgated in pursuance thereof.
        
        (b) Temporary appointment. In the absence of appropriate eligibles and it becomes necessary in the public interest to fill a vacancy, a temporary appointment shall be issued to a person who meets all the requirements for the positions to which he is being appointed except the appropriate civil service eligibility: Provided, That such temporary appointment shall not exceed twelve months, but the appointee may be replaced sooner if a qualified civil service eligible becomes available.
        
        (b) Except as herein otherwise provided,
        
        entrance to the first two levels shall be through competitive examinations,
        
        which shall be open to those inside and outside the service who meet the minimum qualification requirements.
        
        Entrance to a higher level does not require previous qualification in the lower level.
        
        Entrance to the third level shall be prescribed by the Career Executive Service Board.
        
        (c) Within the same level,
        
        no civil service examination shall be required for promotion to a higher position in one or more related occupational groups.
        
        A candidate for promotion should, however, have previously passed the examination for that level.
      - Includes: (Sec. 5)
        1. Open Career positions
        
        for appointment to which prior qualification in an appropriate examination is required;
        
        2. Closed Career positions
        
        which are scientific or highly technical in nature;
        
        these include the faculty and academic staff of state colleges and universities,
        
        and scientific and technical positions in scientific or research institutions
        
        which shall establish and maintain their own merit systems;
        
        3. Positions in the Career Executive Service;
        
        namely, Undersecretary,
        
        Assistant Secretary,
        
        Bureau Director,
        
        Assistant Bureau Director,
        
        Regional Director,
        
        Assistant Regional Director,
        
        Chief of Department Service
        
        and other officers of equivalent rank
        
        as may be identified by the Career Executive Service Board,
        
        all of whom are appointed by the President;
        
        4. Career officers,
        
        other than those in the Career Executive Service,
        
        who are appointed by the President,
        
        such as the Foreign Service Officers in the Department of Foreign Affairs;
        
        5. Commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces
        
        which shall maintain a separate merit system;
        
        6. Personnel of government-owned or controlled corporations,
        
        whether performing governmental or proprietary functions,
        
        who do not fall under the non-career service; and
        
        7. Permanent laborers,
        
        whether skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled.
    - - Includes: (Sec. 6)
        
        Elective officials and their personal or confidential staff;
        
        Department Heads and other officials of Cabinet rank who hold positions at the pleasure of the President and their personal or confidential staff(s);
        
        Chairman and members of commissions and boards with fixed terms of office and their personal or confidential staff;
        
        Contractual personnel or those whose employment in the government is in accordance with a special contract to undertake a specific work or job, requiring special or technical skills not available in the employing agency, to be accomplished within a specific period, which in no case shall exceed one year, and performs or accomplishes the specific work or job, under his own responsibility with a minimum of direction and supervision from the hiring agency; and
        
        Emergency and seasonal personnel.
- - - - Authority to Reorganize (Sec. 14)
        
        authorized to reorganize the internal structure of the Commission
        
        subject to the approval of the President: Provided, - [QLF] authority shall not extend beyond December 31, 1976.
        
        Civil Service Assistance to Departments and Agencies (Sec. 16)
        Each head of department, office, agency, government-owned or controlled corporation and local government shall be responsible for personnel administration in his office which shall be in accordance with the provisions relating to civil service embodied in the Constitution, this Decree and the rules, principles, standards, guidelines and regulations established by the Commission.
        Whenever it deems it in the interest of the public service, the Civil Service Commission shall organize in each department, office, agency, government-owned or controlled corporation, and provincial and city government a Civil Service Staff which shall be headed by an officer of the Commission.
        The necessary staff personnel and office facilities and equipment shall be provided by the department, government-owned or controlled corporation or local government where the staff is established but the Commission may augment these with its own.
        This shall serve as the principal liaison between the Civil Service and the Department concerned and shall perform the following specific functions and those functions which may hereafter be assigned to it by the Commission:
        
        Provide technical assistance in all aspects of personnel management;
        
        Monitor and audit periodically the personnel practices and performance of the Department or agency concerned as well as those of public officers and employees thereat;
        
        Determine agency compliance with Civil Service Law and rules, and
        
        In the performance of these functions, the staff shall welcome and receive from public any suggestions, observations and complaints pertaining to the conduct of public officers and employees.
        
        In the performance of their functions, the units so organized shall avail of the technical assistance and guidelines of the Civil Service Commission.
        
        Inspection to Audit (Sec. 18)
        The Commission, through its designated representatives, shall conduct a periodic inspection and audit of the personnel management program of each department, agency, province or city, in order to:
        (a) determine compliance with this Decree, rules and standards;
        (b) review discharge of delegated authority;
        (c) make an adequate evaluation of the progress made and problems encountered in the conduct of the merit system in the national and local governments including government-owned or controlled corporations;
        (d) give advice and provide assistance in developing constructive policies, standards and procedures, and
        (e) stimulate improvement in all areas of personnel management.
        
        Authority of Officers to Administer Oaths, Take Testimony, Prosecute and Defend Cases in Court. (Sec. 52)
        Members of the Commission, chiefs of offices, and other officers and employees of the Commission designated in writing by the Chairman may administer such oaths as may be necessary in the transactions of official business and administer oaths and take testimony in connection with any authorized investigation. Attorneys of the Commission may prosecute and defend cases in connection with the functions of the Commission before any court or tribunal.
        
        Authority to Use Appropriations (Sec. 57)
        The Commission is hereby authorized to use such sums appropriated in Presidential Decree No. 733 and balances of existing certifications to accounts payable including prior years which have not yet been reverted to the unappropriated surplus, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Decree. Henceforth, appropriations to cover the salaries of officials and employees of the Civil Service Commission and its maintenance and operational expenses shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Decree.
        
        Periodic inspection and audit will include an appraisal of personnel management operations and activities relative to:
        (a) formulation and issuance of personnel policy;
        (b) recruitment and selection of employees;
        (c) personnel action and employment status;
        (d) career and employee development;
        (e) performance evaluation system;
        (f) employee suggestions and incentive award;
        (g) employee relations and services;
        (h) discipline;
        (i) personnel records and reporting; and
        (j) program evaluation.
    - - Duties and Responsibilities of the Chairman (Sec. 10)
        (a) Subject to policies and resolution adopted by the Commission, the Chairman shall:
        
        Direct the operations of the Commission including those pertaining to its internal administration;
        
        Establish standard operating procedures for the effective operations for the Commission;
        
        Transmit to the President, rules, regulations, and other guidelines adopted by the Commission which require Presidential attention including annual and other periodic reports as may be necessary;
        
        Issue appointments to, and enforce decision on administrative discipline involving officials and employees of the Commission;
        
        Delegate authority for the performance of any function to officials of the Commission;
        
        Submit the annual and supplemental budgets of the Commission; and
        
        Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.
        
        (b) [MEMBER CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD] In his capacity as member of the Career Executive Service Board, he shall present appropriate viewpoints in the deliberations of the Board that would seek to insure the policies and programs of the Board are properly harmonized with the overall policies and programs of personnel management in the government.
        (c) [EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR] There shall be an Executive Director in the Office of the Chairman who shall be responsible for the effective implementation of the policies, rules and standards promulgated by the Commission, to coordinate and supervise the activities of the different offices in the Commission including those of the regional offices; to report to the Chairman the operation of such functions as may be assigned to him by the Chairman.
        
        Duties and Responsibilities of the Other Members of the Commission (Sec. 11)
        Jointly with the Chairman, the two Commissioners shall be responsible for the effective exercise of the rule-making and adjudicative functions of the Commission. In case of the absence of the Chairman, owing to illness or other cause, the senior member shall temporarily perform the functions of the Chairman.
        
        Responsibility for Training (Sec. 32)
        The Commission shall be responsible for the coordination and integration of a continuing program of personnel development for all government personnel in the first and second levels.
        Central staff agencies and specialized institutes shall conduct continuing centralized training for staff specialists from the different agencies. However, in those cases where there is sufficient number of participants to warrant training at department or agency or local government level, such central staff agencies and specialized institute shall render the necessary assistance, and consultative services.
        To avoid duplication, of effort and overlapping of training functions, the following functional responsibilities are assigned:
        (a) Public and private colleges and universities and similar institutions shall be encouraged to organize and carry out continuing programs of executive development.
        (b) The Commission, the Commission on Audit, the Budget Commission, the General Services Administration, and other central staff agencies shall conduct centralized training and assist in the training program of the Departments or agencies along their respective functional areas of specialization.
        (c) In coordination with the Commission, the Department of Local Government and Community Development shall undertake local government training programs.
        (d) In coordination with the Commission, each department or agency, province or city shall establish, maintain and promote a systematic plan of action for personnel training at all levels in accordance with standards laid down by the Commission. It shall maintain appropriate training staffs and make full use of available training facilities.
        Whenever it deems it necessary, the Commission shall take the initiative in undertaking programs for personnel development.
    - - Offices in the Commission (Sec. 12)
        The Commission shall carry out its functions through the following Offices and Service
        
        Regional Offices (Sec. 13)
        (a) Enforce Civil Service Law and Rules in connection with personnel actions of national and local government agencies within the region, and the conduct of public officers and employees;
        (b) Conduct recruitment and examination for government-wide positions in the region;
        (c) Provide technical advice and assistance to public agencies within the region regarding personnel administration; and
        (d) Perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Commission.
        
        (1) Office of Recruitment, Examination and Selection
        headed by a Director, shall provide leadership and assistance in developing and implementing the overall Commission program relating to recruitment, examination and selections.
        
        (2) Office of Career and Employee Development
        headed by a Director, shall provide leadership and assistance to line agencies in formulating, administering, and evaluating programs relating to the development and retention of skilled and efficient work force in the public service, develop policies, standards and procedures on the establishment and administration of departmental and agency career and personnel development plans which shall include provisions on merit promotions, performance evaluation, in-service training, job rotation, suggestions and incentive award system; integrate such plans into a national plan; and monitor and evaluate progress in connection therewith.
        
        (3) Office of Personnel Planning and Program Evaluation
        headed by a Director, shall provide the Commission with economical, efficient, and effective service relating to policy development, program planning, research and statistics, budgetary and management services; and shall conduct periodic evaluation of personnel management programs and performance of the different departments and agencies of the national government, including government-owned or controlled corporations.
        
        (4) Office of Personnel Relations
        headed by a Director, shall provide leadership and assistance in developing employee relations programs in the different departments and agencies, including the establishment of employee organizations and the coordination of their activities.
        
        (5) Office of Legal Affairs
        headed by a Director, shall assist the Commission on all matters relating to administrative discipline and in its quasi-judicial and rule-making functions and the prosecution of violation of Civil Service Law and Rules and laws affecting the Civil Service and such other functions as may be assigned by the Chairman.
        
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    - - Functions
        (a) Upon request of the Head of Department or the Commission, to offer advice in developing constructive policies, standards, procedures, and programs as well as on matters relating to the improvement of personnel methods and to the solution of personnel problems confronting the various departments and agencies of the government;
        (b) To promote among the departments and agencies, through study and discussion, uniform and consistent interpretation and application of personnel policies; and
        (c) To serve as a clearing house of information and to stimulate the use of methods of personnel management that will contribute most to good government.
- - - - Personnel Actions (Sec. 24)
        All appointments in the career service shall be made only according to merit and fitness, to be determined as far as practicable by competitive examinations. A non-eligible shall not be appointed to any position in the civil service whenever there is a civil service eligible actually available for and ready to accept appointment.
        As used in this Decree, any action denoting the movement or progress of personnel in the civil service shall be known as personnel action. Such action shall include appointment through certification, promotion, transfer, reinstatement, re-employment, detail, reassignment, demotion, and separation. All personnel actions shall be in accordance with such rules, standards, and regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission.
        (a) Appointment through certification. An appointment through certification to a position in the civil service, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be issued to a person who has been selected from a list of qualified persons certified by the Commission from an appropriate register of eligibles, and who meets all the other requirements of the position. All such persons must serve a probationary period of six months following their original appointment and shall undergo a thorough character investigation in order to acquire permanent civil service status. A probationer may be dropped from the service for unsatisfactory conduct or want of capacity any time before the expiration of the probationary period: Provided, That such action is appealable to the Commission.
        (b) Promotion. A promotion is a movement from one position to another with an increase in duties and responsibilities as authorized by law and usually accompanied by an increase in pay. The movement may be from one department or agency to another, or from one organizational unit to another in the same department or agency.
        (c) Transfer. A transfer is a movement from one position to another which is of equivalent rank, level, or salary without break in service involving the issuance of an appointment. It shall be considered disciplinary when made in the interest of public service, in which case, the employee concerned shall be informed of the reasons therefore. If the employee believes that there is no justification for the transfer, he may appeal his case to the Commission. The transfer may be from one department or agency to another or from one organizational unit to another in the same department or agency: Provided, however, That any movement from the non-career service to the career service shall not be considered a transfer.
        (d) Reinstatement. Any person who has been permanently appointed to a position in the career service and who has, through no delinquency or misconduct, been separated therefrom, may be reinstated to a position in the same level for which he is qualified.
        (e) Re-employment. Names of persons who have been appointed permanently to positions in the career service and who have been separated as a result of reduction in force and/or reorganization, shall be entered in a list from which selection for reemployment shall be made.
        (f) Detail. A detail is the movement on an employee from one agency to another without the issuance of an appointment and shall be allowed, only for a limited period in the case of employees occupying professional, technical and scientific positions. If the employee believes that there is no justification for the detail, he may appeal his case to the Commission. Pending appeal, the decision to detail the employee shall be executory unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
        (g) Reassignment. An employee may be reassigned from one organizational unit to another in the same agency: Provided, That such reassignment shall not involve a reduction in rank, status or salary.
        
        Employment Status (Sec. 25)
        Appointment in the career service shall be permanent or temporary.
        
        (a) Permanent status. A permanent appointment shall be issued to a person who meets all the requirements for the positions to which he is being appointed, including the appropriate eligibility prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of law, rules and standards promulgated in pursuance thereof.
        
        (b) Temporary appointment. In the absence of appropriate eligibles and it becomes necessary in the public interest to fill a vacancy, a temporary appointment shall be issued to a person who meets all the requirements for the positions to which he is being appointed except the appropriate civil service eligibility: Provided, That such temporary appointment shall not exceed twelve months, but the appointee may be replaced sooner if a qualified civil service eligible becomes available.
  - - - Register of Eligibles (Sec. 22)
        The names of the competitors who pass an examination shall be entered in a register of eligibles arranged in the order of their general ratings and containing such information as the Commission may deem necessary.
        
        Cultural Communities (Sec. 23)
        In line with the national policy to facilitate the integration of the members of cultural communities and accelerate to the development of the areas occupied by them, the Commission shall give special civil service examinations to qualify them for appointment in the civil service.
  - - - Employee Suggestions and Incentive Award System (Sec. 33)
        There shall be established a government-wide employee suggestions and incentive awards system which shall be administered under such rules, regulations, and standards as may be promulgated by the Commission.
        In accordance with rules, regulations, and standards promulgated by the Commission, the President or the head of each department or agency is authorized to incur whatever necessary expenses involved in the honorary recognition of subordinate officers and employees of the government who by their suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishment, and other personal efforts contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of government operations, or who perform such other extraordinary acts or services in the public interest in connection with, or in relation to, their officials employment.
- - - - Appeals (Sec. 39)
        Appeals, where allowable, shall be made by the party adversely affected by the decision within fifteen days from receipt of the decision unless a petition for reconsideration is seasonably filed, which petition shall be decided within fifteen days. Notice of the appeal shall be filed with the disciplining office, which shall forward the records of the case, together with the notice of appeal, to the appellate authority within fifteen days from filing of the notice of appeal, with its comment, if any. The notice of appeal shall specifically state the date of the decision appealed from and the date of receipt thereof. It shall also specifically set forth clearly the grounds relied upon for excepting from the decision.
        (b) A petition for reconsideration shall be based only on any of the following grounds:
        (1) new evidence has been discovered which materially affects the decision rendered;
        (2) the decision is not supported by the evidence on record; or
        (3) errors of law or irregularities have been committed prejudicial to the interest of the respondent: Provided, That only one petition for reconsideration shall be entertained.
- - - - Liability of Disbursing Officers (Sec. 54)
        Except as may otherwise be provided by law, it shall be unlawful for a treasurer, or other fiscal officer to draw or retain from the salary due an officer or employee any amount for contribution or payment of obligations other than those due the government or its instrumentalities.
- - - - Separability of Provisions (Sec. 60)
        If any part, section or provision of this Decree shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, no other part, section or provision thereof shall be affected thereby.
        
        Effectivity (Sec. 61)
        This Decree shall form part of the law of the land and shall take effect immediately.