Article 150p. 150

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

SECTION

4.

Falsification

or

irregularities

in

the

keeping of time records will render the guilty officer or

employee administratively liable without prejudice to

criminal prosecution as the circumstances warrant.

SECTION

5.

Officers

and

employees

of

all

departments and agencies except those covered by

special laws shall render not less than eight hours of work

a day for five days a week or a total of forty hours a week,

exclusive of time for lunch. As a general rule, such hours

shall be from eight o'clock in the morning to twelve

o'clock noon and from one o'clock to five o'clock in the

afternoon on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and

Holidays.

SECTION 6. Flexible working hours may be allowed

subject to the discretion of the head of department or

agency. In no case shall the weekly working hours be

reduced in the event the department or agency adopts

the flexi-time schedule in reporting for work.

SECTION 7. In the exigency of the service, or when

necessary by the nature of the work of a particular

agency and upon representations with the Commission

by the department heads concerned, requests for the

rescheduling or shifting of work schedule of a particular

agency for a number of working days less than the

required

five

days

may

be

allowed

provided

that

government officials and employees render a total of

forty hours a week and provided further that the public is

assured of core working hours of eight in the morning to

five in the afternoon continuously for the duration of the

entire workweek.

SECTION

8.

Officers

and

employees

who

have

incurred

tardiness

and undertime, regardless of the

number of minutes per day, ten (10) times a month for at

least two (2) consecutive months during the year or for at

least two (2) months in a semester shall be subject to

disciplinary action. (Amendment of Section 8, Rule XVII of

the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of E.O. No. 292,

CSC Memorandum Circular No. 34-98, [August 11, 1998])

SECTION 9. Off-setting of tardiness or absences by

working for an equivalent number of minutes or hours by

which an officer or employee has been tardy or absent,

beyond the regular or approved working hours of the

employees concerned, shall not be allowed.

SECTION 10. When the interest of public service so

requires,

the

daily

hours

of

work

for

officers

and

employees may be extended by the head of the agency

concerned, which extension shall be fixed in accordance

with the nature of the work. Provided, That work in excess

of eight (8) hours must be properly compensated.

RULE XVIII Prohibitions

SECTION 1. No appointive official shall hold any other

office

or

employment

in

the

Government

or

any

subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, including

government-owned

or

controlled

corporations

with

original charters or their subsidiaries, unless otherwise

allowed by law or by the primary functions of his position.

SECTION 2. No elective or appointive public officer or

employee shall receive additional, double, or indirect

compensation, unless specifically authorized by law, nor

accept without the consent of the Congress, any present,

emolument, office, or title of any kind from any foreign

government.

Pensions or gratuities shall not be considered as

additional, double or indirect compensation.

SECTION 3. No officer or employee in the Civil Service

including the members of Armed Forces, shall engage

directly or indirectly in any partisan political activity or

take part in any election except to vote nor shall he use

his official authority or influence, to coerce the political

activity of any other person or body.

Nothing

herein

provided shall be understood to

prevent any officer or employee from expressing his

views on current political problems or issues, or from

mentioning the names of candidates for public office

whom he supports.

SECTION 4. No laborers, whether skilled, semi-skilled

or unskilled shall be assigned to perform clerical duties.

SECTION 5. No detail or reassignment shall be made

within three months before any election.

SECTION

6.

No

appointments

in

the

national,

provincial, city and municipal government or in any

branch

or

instrumentality

thereof,

including

government-owned

or

controlled

corporations

with

original charters shall be made in favor of a relative of the

appointing or recommending authority, or of the chief of

the

bureau

or

office,

or

of

the

persons

exercising

immediate supervision over the appointee.

Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, as used

in this Section, the word "relative" and the members of

the family referred to are those related within the third

degree either of consanguinity or of affinity.

The following are exempted from the operation of the

rules on nepotism: (a) persons employed in a confidential

capacity; (b) teachers; (c) physicians; (d) members of the

Armed Forces of the Philippines. Provided however: That

in

each

particular

instance

full

report

of

such

appointment shall be made to the Commission.

The restriction mentioned in the first paragraph of

this Section shall not be applicable to the case of a

member of any family who after his or her appointment

to any position in an office or bureau, contracts marriage

with someone in the same office or bureau, in which

event the employment or retention therein of both

husband and wife may be allowed.

Cases

of

previous

appointment

which

are

in

contravention hereof shall be corrected by transfer, and

pending such transfer, no promotion or salary increase

shall be allowed in favor of the relative or relatives who

were appointed in violation of these provisions.

SECTION 7. No discrimination shall be exercised,

threatened or promised against, or in favor of, any person

examined or to be examined or employed, by reason of

his political or religious opinions or affiliations, sex or civil

status.

SECTION

8.

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No

officer

or

employee

under

administrative investigation shall be allowed to resign

pending decision of his case.

In case of compulsory retirement, the case shall

continue to be investigated for purposes of determining

the employees' entitlement to retirement benefits. The

disciplinary authority shall decide the case within 90 days.

SECTION 9. Such other prohibitions contained in

other

laws

on

administrative

matters

are

deemed

incorporated herein.

RULE XIX Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 1. The Commission shall have authority to

promulgate

such

regulations

in

pursuance

and

in

execution of these Rules.

SECTION 2. The Commission shall prescribe all forms

for application, examination, certification, appointment,

reports, records and such other forms as may be required

under these Rules.

SECTION 3. The Commission shall collect and charge

fees for civil service examinations, certifications and civil

service ratings, service records, training courses, seminars,

workshops in personnel management and other civil

service matters. For this purpose, the Commission shall

prescribe

standard

and

reasonable

rates

for

such

examinations, certifications, training courses, seminars,

and workshops: Provided, That no examination fees shall

be collected in examinations given for the selection of

scholars.

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