Article 126p. 126

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

working mothers some measures of financial help and to

provide

her

a

period

of

rest

and

recuperation

in

connection with her pregnancy.

10. Paternity leave refers to the privilege granted to a

married male employee allowing him not to report for

work for seven (7) days while continuing to earn the

compensation

therefor,

on

the

condition

that

his

legitimate spouse has delivered a child or suffered a

miscarriage, for purposes of enabling him to effectively

lend care and support to his wife before, during and after

childbirth as the case may be and assist in caring for his

new-born child.

11. Vacation Service Credits refers to the leave credits

earned by public school teachers for services rendered

during activities authorized by proper authorities during

long and Christmas vacation. These credits are used to

offset

their

absences

due

to

illness

or

to

offset

proportional

deduction

in

vacation

salary

due

to

absences for personal reasons or late appointment.

12. Terminal leave refers to money value of the total

accumulated leave credits of an employee based on the

highest salary rate received prior to or upon retirement

date/voluntary separation.

13. Special leave privileges refers to leave of absence

which

officials

and

employees

may

avail

of

for

a

maximum of three (3) days annually over and above the

vacation, sick, maternity and paternity leaves to mark

personal milestones and/or attend to filial and domestic

responsibilities.

14. Relocation leave refers to a special leave privilege

granted

to

an

official/employee

whenever

he/she

transfers residence.

||| (Amendments to Rules I and XVI of the Omnibus

Rules Implementing Book V of the Administrative Code

of 1987 (Executive Order 292), CSC Memorandum Circular

No. 41-98, [December 24, 1998])

RULE II Recruitment and Examination

SECTION 1. Opportunity for government employment

in the career service shall be open to qualified Filipino

citizens and positive efforts shall be exerted to attract the

best qualified to enter the service. Employees shall be

selected on the basis of fitness to perform the duties and

assume the responsibilities of the position.

SECTION 2. Classes of positions in the career service,

appointment to which requires examinations, shall be

grouped into three major levels as follows:

a. The first level shall include clerical, trades, crafts

and

custodial

service

positions

which

involve

non-professional

or

sub-professional

work

in

a

non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring less

than four years of collegiate studies;

b.

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

c. The third level shall cover positions in the Career

Executive Service.

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.

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. Moreover, the head of office is

not precluded from prescribing any internal screening

procedure for purposes of promotion.

For the purpose of these Rules, a Division Chief shall

refer to the incumbent of a position in the second level of

the career civil service, who has the responsibility for

overseeing the work of an organizational unit charged

with a major and specialized activity.

SECTION

3.

Admission

to

any

examination

for

entrance into the career service shall be limited to

citizens of the Philippines who are at least 18 years of age

at the time of application: Provided, That the Commission

may, in the interest of the service and considering other

relevant factors and circumstances, fix a different age

limit for admission to a particular examination.

SECTION

4.

All

applicants

for

examination

shall

furnish

full

information

as

to

their

citizenship, age,

education,

physical

qualification,

and

such

other

information as may be reasonably relevant to their fitness

in the service. A thorough medico-physical examination

and character investigation may, in the discretion of the

Commission, be required of applicants.

SECTION 5. Properly accomplished application forms

shall be filed with the Commission's Regional/Provincial

Field Office or any Local Examination Center in the place

where the applicant desires to take the examination

within

the

period

specified

in

the

examination

announcement: Provided, That receipt of applications for

a particular examination may be closed anytime as soon

as a sufficient number has been received, with due

consideration for the needs of the service.

SECTION

6.

The

Commission

shall

disapprove

application of an applicant who:

(a) lacks any of the minimum qualifications for that

particular examination;

(b) has been found guilty of crime involving moral

turpitude, or of infamous, disgraceful or immoral conduct,

dishonesty, drunkenness or addiction to drugs;

(c)

has been previously found guilty of offenses

relative to or in connection with the conduct of a civil

service examination; or

(d) has been dismissed from the service for cause;

Provided that when an applicant for examination is

found to have intentionally made any false statement of

any

material

fact in his application, or practices or

attempts to practice or employs any deception or fraud in

connection with his examination, the Commission shall

invalidate such examination and such offense shall be

ground for his removal from the service; Provided, further,

That if the applicant is not in the service, he shall be

barred from taking any civil service examination and

entry

in

government

service

for

a

period

to

be

determined by the Commission: Provided, finally, That the

Commission may, in its discretion, cause the filing of

appropriate criminal charges pursuant to Section 67 of

the Code.

SECTION 7. Except as herein provided, no person shall

be appointed to, or employed in the career service unless

he shall have passed the appropriate examination for

such position. As far as practicable, career entrance

examination shall be required to test the capacity and

fitness of applicants for positions in the career service.

SECTION

8.

Examination

may

be

assembled

or

unassembled and tests may be written, oral, physical,

performance or testimonial, or a combination of these

types. Such examinations may take into consideration

experience,

education,

aptitude, capacity, knowledge,

character, physical fitness and other factors which, in the

judgment of the Commission, determine the relative

fitness of applicants.

SECTION 9. Subject to approval by the proper head of

a Department or agency, the Commission may select

suitable persons in the government service to act as

members of examining committees, special examiners or

© Compiled by RGL

126 of 162