Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 02)
Section 15 states that a reprimand, whether given by the Civil Service Commission or the head of a department or agency, shall be considered a penalty.
No, warnings or admonitions are not considered penalties according to the amended Section 15, Rule XIV.
No, the penalty of reprimand does not include any accessory penalty nor entail the forfeiture of leave credits, retirement benefits, and bonuses that may be granted.
The amendment was made pursuant to the CSC Resolution No. 98-0064 dated January 13, 1998, based on the authority granted under the Administrative Code of 1987 and the 1987 Constitution Article IX-A.
CSC Resolution No. 98-0064 amended the rules to clarify that reprimands are penalties but do not include accessory penalties or forfeiture of benefits, thus updating the disciplinary measures in the civil service system.
Section 6, Article IX-A of the 1987 Constitution and Sections 12(2) and 12(15), Chapter III, Title I(A), Book V of the Administrative Code of 1987 empower the Civil Service Commission to promulgate rules and enforce discipline.
A reprimand is formally recognized as a penalty while warnings or admonitions are not considered penalties and thus have lesser disciplinary weight.
The amendment was necessary to update and revise the existing rules to make penalties more commensurate to offenses and clarify the nature of reprimands and warnings.
No, the penalty of reprimand does not carry any accessory penalties.